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About Biraon Village

Biraon is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,128, made up of 570 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.45 hectares hectares.

Biraon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biraon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 113.45 hectares
Population 1,128
Male Population 570
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Biraon compares

By the 2011 count Biraon is the 187th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 113.45 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Biraon

Biraon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Biraon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Biraon from other places

Biraon lies about 67 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Atraura Halt, about 8.4 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 Biraon
Nearest railway station Atraura Halt 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 12 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 13 km
District headquarters Varanasi 67 km

Villages closest to Biraon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biraon village had a population of 1,128. That makes it the 187th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Biraon village has 570 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biraon has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Biraon covers 113.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Biraon falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Biraon is Atraura Halt, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Biraon.

Biraon is about 67 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biraon is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Atraura Halt is about 8.4 km away. Pindra is about 12 km away. Gyānpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dashrathpur (under 2 km), Gokulpur (1.8 km) and Akorha (2.4 km).

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

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