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About Birghai Village

Birghai is a large village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,126, made up of 1,097 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birghai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birghai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733123
Area (hectares) 451.66 hectares
Population 2,126
Male Population 1,097
Female Population 1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birghai compares

By the 2011 count Birghai is the 71st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 451.66 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Birghai

Birghai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birghai 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhomra, Bhupalpur, Bijgaon and Bindol. 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 Birghai

As per the Census of India 2011, Birghai village had a population of 2,126. That makes it the 71st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Birghai village has 1,097 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birghai has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Birghai is 733123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birghai covers 451.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birghai falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Birghai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Birghai.

Birghai is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar 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 Birghai today is likely to be higher.

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