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About Biranpur Village

Biranpur is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,697, made up of 865 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.85 hectares hectares.

Biranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biranpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 496.85 hectares
Population 1,697
Male Population 865
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biranpur compares

By the 2011 count Biranpur is the 40th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 496.85 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1013.

Getting to Biranpur

Biranpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Biranpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Biranpur from other places

Biranpur lies about 57 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 14 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 Biranpur
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 14 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 34 km
District headquarters Balaghat 57 km

Villages closest to Biranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biranpur village had a population of 1,697. That makes it the 40th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Biranpur village has 865 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biranpur has about 962 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 1013.

Biranpur covers 496.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biranpur falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Biranpur is Salekasa, about 14 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Biranpur.

Biranpur is about 57 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biranpur is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 8.8 km away. Salekasa is about 14 km away. Dongargarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bordi (1.5 km), Dongargaon (1.7 km) and Lohara (2.8 km).

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

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