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About Birhana Village

Birhana is a large village in Mat tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,679, made up of 1,433 males and 1,246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.01 hectares hectares.

Birhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birhana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Mat
Area (hectares) 377.01 hectares
Population 2,679
Male Population 1,433
Female Population 1,246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Birhana compares

By the 2011 count Birhana is the 47th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents. Its 377.01 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Birhana

Birhana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Birhana as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birhana from other places

Birhana lies about 18 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, about 4.3 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 Birhana
Nearest railway station Sonai 4.3 km
Nearest town Rāya 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mat 14 km
District headquarters Mathura 18 km

Villages closest to Birhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birhana village had a population of 2,679. That makes it the 47th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents.

Birhana village has 1,433 males and 1,246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birhana has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Birhana covers 377.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birhana falls under Mat tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Birhana is Sonai, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Birhana.

Birhana is about 18 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birhana is in Mat tehsil of Mathura district. Sonai is about 4.3 km away. Rāya is about 4.7 km away. Mat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirsuwa (under 2 km), Bisavli (1.6 km) and Mishri (2.5 km).

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

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