About Birkoni Village

Birkoni is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,156, made up of 581 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birkoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birkoni village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Pathariya
Pincode	495224
Area (hectares)	422.94 hectares
Population	1,156
Male Population	581
Female Population	575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birkoni compares

By the 2011 count Birkoni is the 52nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 422.94 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Birkoni

Birkoni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birkoni as Available. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birkoni from other places

Birkoni lies about 20 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 8.8 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 Birkoni
Nearest railway station	Belha	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathariya	17 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	20 km
Nearest town	Bilāspur	20 km

Villages closest to Birkoni

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

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Common questions about Birkoni

As per the Census of India 2011, Birkoni village had a population of 1,156. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Birkoni village has 581 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkoni has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Birkoni is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkoni covers 422.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birkoni falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Birkoni is Belha, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birkoni.

Birkoni is about 20 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birkoni is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belha is about 8.8 km away. Pathariya is about 17 km away. Bilaspur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.