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About Biranpur Village

Biranpur is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 181 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biranpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 207.01 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 181
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biranpur compares

By the 2011 count Biranpur is the 150th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 207.01 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Biranpur

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

Biranpur lies about 60 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sankra, about 60 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 Biranpur
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 2.5 km
Nearest town Kānker 48 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 60 km
Nearest railway station Sankra 60 km

Villages closest to Biranpur

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 Biranpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Biranpur village had a population of 374. That makes it the 150th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Biranpur village has 181 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biranpur has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

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

Biranpur covers 207.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Biranpur falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Biranpur is Sankra, about 60 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 Biranpur.

Biranpur is about 60 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biranpur is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 2.5 km away. Kānker is about 48 km away. Dhamtari is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodsemra (under 2 km), Semra (under 2 km) and Deopur (1.8 km).

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

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