About Birkona Village

Birkona is a large village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,167, made up of 1,623 males and 1,544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 652.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birkona village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Kabeerdham
Tehsil	Kawardha
Pincode	491995
Area (hectares)	652.7 hectares
Population	3,167
Male Population	1,623
Female Population	1,544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birkona compares

By the 2011 count Birkona is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 652.7 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 1001.

Getting to Birkona

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

Birkona lies about 11 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 67 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 Birkona
Tehsil headquarters	Kawardha	9.6 km
District headquarters	Kabeerdham	11 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	67 km

Villages closest to Birkona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birkona village had a population of 3,167. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Birkona village has 1,623 males and 1,544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkona has about 951 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Birkona is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkona covers 652.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birkona falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Birkona is Hathbandh, about 67 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 Birkona.

Birkona is about 11 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birkona is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 9.6 km away. Kabeerdham is about 11 km away. Hathbandh is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.