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About Birnasilli Village

Birnasilli is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 416 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 748 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birnasilli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birnasilli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 162.79 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 416
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 748
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birnasilli compares

By the 2011 count Birnasilli is the 69th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 162.79 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Birnasilli

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

Birnasilli lies about 67 km from Dhamtari. 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 Birnasilli
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 13 km
Nearest town Kānker 47 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 67 km

Villages closest to Birnasilli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birnasilli village had a population of 727. That makes it the 69th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Birnasilli village has 416 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birnasilli has about 748 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Birnasilli is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birnasilli covers 162.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birnasilli falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Birnasilli notes the nearest railway station 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 Birnasilli.

Birnasilli is about 67 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birnasilli is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 13 km away. Kānker is about 47 km away. Dhamtari is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhanpuri (1.6 km), Ratawa (2.7 km) and Bhishampuri (2.9 km).

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

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