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About Birgawan Village

Birgawan is a small village in Chinour tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 138 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Chinour
Pincode 475220
Area (hectares) 265.64 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 138
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birgawan compares

By the 2011 count Birgawan is the 70th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 265.64 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Birgawan

Birgawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birgawan as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birgawan from other places

Birgawan lies about 9.8 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Bhadroli, about 7.3 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 Birgawan
Nearest town Morār 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Bhadroli 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinour 9.8 km
District headquarters Gwalior 9.8 km

Villages closest to Birgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birgawan village had a population of 260. That makes it the 70th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Birgawan village has 138 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birgawan has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Birgawan is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birgawan covers 265.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birgawan falls under Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Birgawan is Bhadroli, about 7.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Birgawan.

Birgawan is about 9.8 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birgawan is in Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district. Morār is about 7.0 km away. Bhadroli is about 7.3 km away. Chinour is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhupur (1.7 km), Saraipura (9.8 km) and Rijhora (13 km).

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

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