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About Biranholi Village

Biranholi is a large village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,857, made up of 1,423 males and 1,434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1940.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biranholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biranholi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Hukeri
Pincode 591122
Area (hectares) 1940.24 hectares
Population 2,857
Male Population 1,423
Female Population 1,434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Biranholi compares

By the 2011 count Biranholi is the 45th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 1940.24 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Biranholi

Biranholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Biranholi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Biranholi from other places

Biranholi lies about 25 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 13 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 Biranholi
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Hukeri 18 km
District headquarters Belgaum 25 km

Villages closest to Biranholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biranholi village had a population of 2,857. That makes it the 45th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Biranholi village has 1,423 males and 1,434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biranholi has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Biranholi is 591122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biranholi covers 1940.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Biranholi falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Biranholi is Pachhapur, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Biranholi.

Biranholi is about 25 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biranholi is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Pachhapur is about 13 km away. Hukeri is about 18 km away. Belgaum is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mastiholi (1.9 km), Benakanholi (3.2 km) and Islampur (3.6 km).

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

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