About Birbhandh Village

Birbhandh is a small village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 114 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birbhandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birbhandh village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Ranibundh
Pincode	722172
Area (hectares)	180.55 hectares
Population	236
Male Population	114
Female Population	122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,070
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birbhandh compares

By the 2011 count Birbhandh is the 143rd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 180.55 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Birbhandh

Birbhandh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birbhandh 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birbhandh from other places

Birbhandh lies about 32 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 32 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 Birbhandh
Nearest railway station	Chhatna	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranibundh	32 km
District headquarters	Bankura	32 km
Nearest town	Bānkura	32 km

Villages closest to Birbhandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birbhandh village had a population of 236. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Birbhandh village has 114 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birbhandh has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Birbhandh is 722172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birbhandh covers 180.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birbhandh falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Birbhandh is Chhatna, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Birbhandh.

Birbhandh is about 32 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birbhandh is in Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district. Chhatna is about 32 km away. Ranibundh is about 32 km away. Bankura is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.