About Birikuan Village

Birikuan is a small village in Baria tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 154 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birikuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birikuan village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kendujhar
Tehsil	Baria
Pincode	758032
Area (hectares)	124 hectares
Population	307
Male Population	154
Female Population	153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birikuan compares

By the 2011 count Birikuan is the 48th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 737 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Birikuan

Birikuan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birikuan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Birikuan from other places

Birikuan lies about 30 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 21 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 Birikuan
Tehsil headquarters	Baria	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Porjanpur	21 km
District headquarters	Kendujhar	30 km
Nearest town	Keonjhargarh	30 km

Villages closest to Birikuan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birikuan village had a population of 307. That makes it the 48th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 737 residents.

Birikuan village has 154 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birikuan has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Birikuan is 758032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birikuan covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birikuan falls under Baria tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Birikuan is Porjanpur, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birikuan.

Birikuan is about 30 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birikuan is in Baria tehsil of Kendujhar district. Baria is about 4.1 km away. Porjanpur is about 21 km away. Kendujhar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.