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About Birahar Village

Birahar is a mid sized village in Harirampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 795, made up of 400 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Harirampur
Pincode 733125
Area (hectares) 113.83 hectares
Population 795
Male Population 400
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Birahar compares

By the 2011 count Birahar is the 66th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 113.83 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Birahar

The census records public bus service for Birahar as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bartakkigram, Betna, Bhebrahar and Bimalanandapur. 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 Birahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Birahar village had a population of 795. That makes it the 66th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Birahar village has 400 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birahar has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Birahar is 733125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birahar covers 113.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birahar falls under Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Birahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Birahar.

Birahar is in Harirampur 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 Birahar today is likely to be higher.

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