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About Birran Village

Birran is a large village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,050, made up of 1,057 males and 993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birran village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733211
Area (hectares) 181.29 hectares
Population 2,050
Male Population 1,057
Female Population 993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birran compares

By the 2011 count Birran is the 43rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 181.29 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Birran

Birran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birran 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birran from other places

Birran lies about 11 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 5.6 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 Birran
Nearest railway station Hatwar 5.6 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 11 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 11 km

Villages closest to Birran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Birran

As per the Census of India 2011, Birran village had a population of 2,050. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Birran village has 1,057 males and 993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birran has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Birran is 733211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birran covers 181.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birran falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Birran is Hatwar, about 5.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Birran.

Birran is about 11 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birran is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Hatwar is about 5.6 km away. Kishanganj is about 10 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puar (under 2 km), Binardaha (under 2 km) and Sathiara (under 2 km).

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

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