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About Birgaon Village

Birgaon is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 250 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495330
Area (hectares) 106.53 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 250
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birgaon compares

By the 2011 count Birgaon is the 136th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 106.53 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Birgaon

Birgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birgaon as Available. 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 Birgaon from other places

Birgaon lies about 47 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 40 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 Birgaon
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 40 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 47 km

Villages closest to Birgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birgaon village had a population of 505. That makes it the 136th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Birgaon village has 250 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birgaon has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Birgaon is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birgaon covers 106.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birgaon falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Birgaon is Kalmitar, about 40 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Birgaon.

Birgaon is about 47 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birgaon is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 3.2 km away. Kalmitar is about 40 km away. Bilaspur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghuthera (under 2 km), Bharra Kunda (under 2 km) and Jhulna Khurd (1.5 km).

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

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