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About Birkuniya Village

Birkuniya is a large village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,417, made up of 1,213 males and 1,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 718.99 hectares hectares.

Birkuniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birkuniya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 718.99 hectares
Population 2,417
Male Population 1,213
Female Population 1,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birkuniya compares

By the 2011 count Birkuniya is the 29th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 718.99 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, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Birkuniya

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

Birkuniya lies about 11 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Mahdeiya, about 6.7 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 Birkuniya
Nearest railway station Mahdeiya 6.7 km
District headquarters Singrauli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 24 km

Villages closest to Birkuniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birkuniya village had a population of 2,417. That makes it the 29th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Birkuniya village has 1,213 males and 1,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkuniya has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Birkuniya covers 718.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birkuniya falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Birkuniya is Mahdeiya, about 6.7 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 village for Birkuniya.

Birkuniya is about 11 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birkuniya is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Mahdeiya is about 6.7 km away. Singrauli is about 11 km away. Chitrangi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (2.5 km), Karaila (3.2 km) and Barhati (3.4 km).

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

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