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About Birpur Village

Birpur is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 123 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.836 hectares hectares.

Birpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 51.836 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 123
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Birpur compares

By the 2011 count Birpur is the 179th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 51.836 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 920.

Getting to Birpur

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

How far is Birpur from other places

Birpur lies about 80 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 48 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 Birpur
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 13 km
Nearest town Begamganj 42 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 48 km
District headquarters Raisen 80 km

Villages closest to Birpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birpur village had a population of 228. That makes it the 179th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Birpur village has 123 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birpur has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Birpur covers 51.836 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birpur falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Birpur is Gadarwara, about 48 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Birpur.

Birpur is about 80 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birpur is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 13 km away. Begamganj is about 42 km away. Gadarwara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barrapondi (1.8 km), Bilgawan (2.4 km) and Khamkua (2.6 km).

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

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