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About Biraj Village

Biraj is a large village in Tiloi tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,716, made up of 1,909 males and 1,807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559.4 hectares hectares.

Biraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biraj village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Tiloi
Area (hectares) 559.4 hectares
Population 3,716
Male Population 1,909
Female Population 1,807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Biraj compares

By the 2011 count Biraj is the 31st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,410 residents. Its 559.4 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Biraj

Biraj 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 Biraj 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Biraj from other places

Biraj lies about 105 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Chandi, about 7.7 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 Biraj
Nearest railway station Sarai Chandi 7.7 km
Nearest town Phulpur 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiloi 15 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 105 km

Villages closest to Biraj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biraj village had a population of 3,716. That makes it the 31st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,410 residents.

Biraj village has 1,909 males and 1,807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biraj has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Biraj covers 559.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Biraj falls under Tiloi tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Biraj is Sarai Chandi, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Biraj is about 105 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biraj is in Tiloi tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Sarai Chandi is about 7.7 km away. Phulpur is about 9.1 km away. Tiloi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasimpur (2.2 km), Azadpur (3.1 km) and Belwa Hasanpur (3.6 km).

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

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