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About Birkha Village

Birkha is a small village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 247 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birkha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 232.38 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 247
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birkha compares

By the 2011 count Birkha is the 129th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 232.38 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1014.

Getting to Birkha

Birkha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birkha 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birkha from other places

Birkha lies about 64 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 54 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 Birkha
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 18 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 54 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 64 km

Villages closest to Birkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birkha village had a population of 487. That makes it the 129th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Birkha village has 247 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkha has about 972 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 1014.

The pincode recorded for Birkha is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkha covers 232.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birkha falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Birkha is Rasmara, about 54 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 km distance for Birkha.

Birkha is about 64 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birkha is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 18 km away. Khairāgarh is about 30 km away. Rasmara is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kritbans (under 2 km), Budhasagar (1.8 km) and Kodwa (2.7 km).

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

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