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About Birkel Village

Birkel is a mid sized village in Gudri tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 480 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birkel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birkel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Gudri
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 480
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birkel compares

By the 2011 count Birkel is the 7th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 429 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Birkel

Birkel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birkel as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Barakesel, Berakayam, Beralumin and Berau Ruring. 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 Birkel

As per the Census of India 2011, Birkel village had a population of 873. That makes it the 7th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Birkel village has 480 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkel has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Birkel is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkel covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birkel falls under Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Birkel notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Birkel.

Birkel is in Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum 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 Birkel today is likely to be higher.

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