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About Biran Goan Village

Biran Goan is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 48 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,417 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biran Goan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biran Goan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 30.93 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 48
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,417
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biran Goan compares

By the 2011 count Biran Goan is the 117th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 30.93 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Biran Goan

Biran Goan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Biran Goan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Biran Goan from other places

Biran Goan lies about 71 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 44 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 Biran Goan
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 11 km
Nearest town Almora 34 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 44 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 71 km

Villages closest to Biran Goan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakholi 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 Biran Goan

As per the Census of India 2011, Biran Goan village had a population of 116. That makes it the 117th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Biran Goan village has 48 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biran Goan has about 1417 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Biran Goan is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biran Goan covers 30.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biran Goan falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Biran Goan is Ramnagar, about 44 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Biran Goan.

Biran Goan is about 71 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biran Goan is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 11 km away. Almora is about 34 km away. Ramnagar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajira (under 2 km), Kandali (2.9 km) and Mar Gaon (4.4 km).

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

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