About Birkona Village

Birkona is a mid sized village in Pandariya tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 350 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, 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	Pandariya
Pincode	493558
Area (hectares)	141.98 hectares
Population	707
Male Population	350
Female Population	357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birkona compares

By the 2011 count Birkona is the 145th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 141.98 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

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 5 - 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 Birkona from other places

Birkona lies about 24 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 65 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	Pandariya	3.0 km
District headquarters	Kabeerdham	24 km
Nearest town	Kawardha	32 km
Nearest railway station	Salkaroad	65 km

Villages closest to Birkona

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pandariya 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 707. That makes it the 145th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Birkona village has 350 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkona has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Birkona is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkona covers 141.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birkona falls under Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Birkona is Salkaroad, about 65 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 - 10 km distance for Birkona.

Birkona is about 24 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 Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Pandariya is about 3.0 km away. Kabeerdham is about 24 km away. Kawardha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.