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About Birnagar Village

Birnagar is a large village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,699, made up of 2,376 males and 2,323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 376.02 hectares
Population 4,699
Male Population 2,376
Female Population 2,323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birnagar compares

By the 2011 count Birnagar is the 10th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 376.02 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Birnagar

Birnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birnagar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Birnagar from other places

Birnagar lies about 24 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 13 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 Birnagar
Nearest railway station Murarai 13 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 24 km
District headquarters Birbhum 24 km

Villages closest to Birnagar

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

Common questions about Birnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Birnagar village had a population of 4,699. That makes it the 10th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Birnagar village has 2,376 males and 2,323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birnagar has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Birnagar is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birnagar covers 376.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birnagar falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Birnagar is Murarai, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Birnagar.

Birnagar is about 24 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birnagar is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about 13 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Murarai I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Na Ani Gangadda (7.6 km), Malaypur (8.4 km) and Ganeshpur (8.5 km).

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

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