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About Birpur Village

Birpur is one of the larger villages in Mohammadabad tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,560, made up of 4,442 males and 4,118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.03 hectares hectares.

Birpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Mohammadabad
Area (hectares) 72.03 hectares
Population 8,560
Male Population 4,442
Female Population 4,118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birpur compares

By the 2011 count Birpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 72.03 hectares work out to about 119 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Birpur

Birpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birpur from other places

Birpur lies about 28 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, about 3.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Birpur
Nearest railway station Barakalan 3.9 km
Nearest town Buxar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammadabad 28 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 28 km

Villages closest to Birpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammadabad tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Birpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Birpur village had a population of 8,560. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Birpur village has 4,442 males and 4,118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Birpur covers 72.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 119 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Birpur falls under Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Birpur is Barakalan, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Birpur.

Birpur is about 28 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birpur is in Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district. Barakalan is about 3.9 km away. Buxar is about 13 km away. Mohammadabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araji Birpur (under 2 km), Bahora Ta Birpur (under 2 km) and Birpur Rasid (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Birpur today is likely to be higher.

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