About Bhirkond Village

Bhirkond is a small village in Sangameshwar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 219 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhirkond Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhirkond village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Sangameshwar
Pincode	415611
Area (hectares)	185.86 hectares
Population	424
Male Population	219
Female Population	205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhirkond compares

By the 2011 count Bhirkond is the 148th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 185.86 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1170.

Getting to Bhirkond

Bhirkond is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhirkond 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhirkond from other places

Bhirkond lies about 56 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Sawarda, about 9.5 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 Bhirkond
Nearest railway station	Sawarda	9.5 km
Nearest town	Chiplūn	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sangameshwar	26 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	56 km

Villages closest to Bhirkond

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

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Common questions about Bhirkond

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhirkond village had a population of 424. That makes it the 148th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Bhirkond village has 219 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhirkond has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1170.

The pincode recorded for Bhirkond is 415611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhirkond covers 185.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhirkond falls under Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhirkond is Sawarda, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bhirkond.

Bhirkond is about 56 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhirkond is in Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Sawarda is about 9.5 km away. Chiplūn is about 16 km away. Sangameshwar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.