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About Birkoni Village

Birkoni is a large village in Mahasamund tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,903, made up of 2,441 males and 2,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1228.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birkoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birkoni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Mahasamund
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 1228.72 hectares
Population 4,903
Male Population 2,441
Female Population 2,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Birkoni compares

By the 2011 count Birkoni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 1228.72 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Birkoni

Birkoni is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Birkoni as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birkoni from other places

Birkoni lies about 9.5 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Belsonda, about 3.6 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 Birkoni
Nearest railway station Belsonda 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahasamund 9.5 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 9.5 km

Villages closest to Birkoni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birkoni village had a population of 4,903. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Birkoni village has 2,441 males and 2,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkoni has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Birkoni is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkoni covers 1228.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birkoni falls under Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Birkoni is Belsonda, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Birkoni.

Birkoni is about 9.5 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birkoni is in Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district. Belsonda is about 3.6 km away. Mahasamund is about 9.5 km away. Mahāsamund is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbaspur (2.2 km), Paraswani (2.8 km) and Khattidih (2.9 km).

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

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