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About Birpur Village

Birpur is a small village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 228 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.39 hectares hectares.

Birpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 106.39 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 228
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birpur compares

By the 2011 count Birpur is the 83rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 106.39 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Birpur

Birpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 40 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Markundi, 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 Birpur
Nearest railway station Markundi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 20 km
Nearest town Chitrakoot Dham 36 km
District headquarters Satna 40 km

Villages closest to Birpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majhgawan 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 445. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Birpur village has 228 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birpur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Birpur covers 106.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birpur falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Birpur is Markundi, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Birpur.

Birpur is about 40 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birpur is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Markundi is about 14 km away. Majhgawan is about 20 km away. Chitrakoot Dham is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biharpur (under 2 km), Harsed (under 2 km) and Kolkhata (under 2 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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