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About Birjhuli Village

Birjhuli is a mid sized village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 587, made up of 301 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birjhuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birjhuli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Magarlod
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 234.27 hectares
Population 587
Male Population 301
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birjhuli compares

By the 2011 count Birjhuli is the 64th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 234.27 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Birjhuli

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

Birjhuli lies about 30 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 24 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 Birjhuli
Tehsil headquarters Magarlod 11 km
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 24 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 30 km

Villages closest to Birjhuli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birjhuli village had a population of 587. That makes it the 64th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Birjhuli village has 301 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birjhuli has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Birjhuli is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birjhuli covers 234.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birjhuli falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Birjhuli is Sarsonpuri, about 24 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 village for Birjhuli.

Birjhuli is about 30 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birjhuli is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. Magarlod is about 11 km away. Sarsonpuri is about 24 km away. Dhamtari is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alekhuta (1.7 km), Kusumkhuta (2.4 km) and Pendra (2.7 km).

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

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