About Birurkaval Village

Birurkaval is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 417 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1899.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birurkaval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birurkaval village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Kadur
Pincode	577116
Area (hectares)	1899.6 hectares
Population	827
Male Population	417
Female Population	410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
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 Birurkaval compares

By the 2011 count Birurkaval is the 95th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 1899.6 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Birurkaval

Birurkaval is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birurkaval 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 Birurkaval from other places

Birurkaval lies about 37 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Birur Junction, about under 2 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 Birurkaval
Nearest town	Birūr	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Birur Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadur	6.6 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	37 km

Villages closest to Birurkaval

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

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Common questions about Birurkaval

As per the Census of India 2011, Birurkaval village had a population of 827. That makes it the 95th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Birurkaval village has 417 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birurkaval has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Birurkaval is 577116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birurkaval covers 1899.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birurkaval falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Birurkaval is Birur Junction, about under 2 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 Birurkaval.

Birurkaval is about 37 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birurkaval is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Birūr is about under 2 km away. Birur Junction is about under 2 km away. Kadur is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.