About Birajpur Village

Birajpur is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 369 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birajpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mayureswar I
Pincode	731216
Area (hectares)	131.67 hectares
Population	702
Male Population	369
Female Population	333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birajpur compares

By the 2011 count Birajpur is the 70th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 131.67 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Birajpur

Birajpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birajpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Birajpur from other places

Birajpur lies about 16 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 4.5 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 Birajpur
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	4.5 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayureswar I	16 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	16 km

Villages closest to Birajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birajpur village had a population of 702. That makes it the 70th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Birajpur village has 369 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birajpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Birajpur is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birajpur covers 131.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birajpur falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Birajpur is Mallarpur, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birajpur.

Birajpur is about 16 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birajpur is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 4.5 km away. Rampur Hat is about 13 km away. Mayureswar I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.