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About Birahini Village

Birahini is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 444 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birahini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birahini village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733103
Area (hectares) 130.15 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 444
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birahini compares

By the 2011 count Birahini is the 105th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 130.15 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Birahini

Birahini is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birahini as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhulkipur, Bhushila, Bidaypur and Bijoyshri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Birahini

As per the Census of India 2011, Birahini village had a population of 826. That makes it the 105th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Birahini village has 444 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birahini has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Birahini is 733103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birahini covers 130.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birahini falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Birahini notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Birahini.

Birahini is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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