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About Birikote Village

Birikote is a mid sized village in Thuamul Rampur tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 356 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birikote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birikote village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Thuamul Rampur
Pincode 766037
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 356
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
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 Birikote compares

By the 2011 count Birikote is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 266 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Birikote

Birikote is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birikote 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhitarguma, Bhitarpadar, Bhitarsungi and Bilamal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Birikote

As per the Census of India 2011, Birikote village had a population of 749. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 266 residents.

Birikote village has 356 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birikote has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Birikote is 766037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birikote covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birikote falls under Thuamul Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Birikote notes the nearest railway station 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 Birikote.

Birikote is in Thuamul Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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