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About Birkona Village

Birkona is a small village in Katghora tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 141 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birkona village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Katghora
Pincode 495447
Area (hectares) 75.49 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 141
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birkona compares

By the 2011 count Birkona is the 90th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 75.49 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

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 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhatikuda, Bhejenara, Bhilaibazar and Binjhri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Birkona

As per the Census of India 2011, Birkona village had a population of 287. That makes it the 90th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Birkona village has 141 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkona has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Birkona is 495447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkona covers 75.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birkona falls under Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Birkona 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 Birkona.

Birkona is in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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