About Bira Village

Bira is a mid sized village in Ketugram I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 592 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bira village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Ketugram I
Pincode	713143
Area (hectares)	61.57 hectares
Population	1,163
Male Population	592
Female Population	571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bira compares

By the 2011 count Bira is the 43rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents. Its 61.57 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bira

Bira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bira as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bira from other places

Bira lies about 18 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Banpas, about 6.7 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 Bira
Nearest railway station	Banpas	6.7 km
Nearest town	Guskhara	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ketugram I	18 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	18 km

Villages closest to Bira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ketugram I 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 Bira

As per the Census of India 2011, Bira village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents.

Bira village has 592 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bira has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bira is 713143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bira covers 61.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bira falls under Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bira is Banpas, about 6.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bira.

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

Bira is in Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Banpas is about 6.7 km away. Guskhara is about 12 km away. Ketugram I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.