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About Birsinghi Village

Birsinghi is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 454 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birsinghi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birsinghi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491337
Area (hectares) 251.5 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 454
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birsinghi compares

By the 2011 count Birsinghi is the 83rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 251.5 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Birsinghi

Birsinghi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birsinghi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Birsinghi from other places

Birsinghi lies about 90 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 51 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 Birsinghi
Nearest town Mungeli 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bemetara 28 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 51 km
District headquarters Durg 90 km

Villages closest to Birsinghi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birsinghi village had a population of 881. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Birsinghi village has 454 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birsinghi has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Birsinghi is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birsinghi covers 251.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birsinghi falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Birsinghi is Hathbandh, about 51 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 10+ km distance for Birsinghi.

Birsinghi is about 90 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birsinghi is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Mungeli is about 22 km away. Bemetara is about 28 km away. Hathbandh is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baiharsari (under 2 km), Charghat (1.6 km) and Nagpura (1.6 km).

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

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