About Birawa Village

Birawa is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,871, made up of 2,608 males and 2,263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588.2 hectares hectares.

Birawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birawa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gonda
Tehsil	Colonelganj
Area (hectares)	588.2 hectares
Population	4,871
Male Population	2,608
Female Population	2,263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birawa compares

By the 2011 count Birawa is the 26th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 588.2 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Birawa

Birawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birawa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birawa from other places

Birawa lies about 34 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Sarju, about 2.3 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 Birawa
Nearest railway station	Sarju	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colonelganj	9.1 km
District headquarters	Gonda	34 km

Villages closest to Birawa

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

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Common questions about Birawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Birawa village had a population of 4,871. That makes it the 26th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Birawa village has 2,608 males and 2,263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birawa has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Birawa covers 588.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birawa falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Birawa is Sarju, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Birawa.

Birawa is about 34 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birawa is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Sarju is about 2.3 km away. Colonelganj is about 9.1 km away. Gonda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.