About Birk Village

Birk is one of the larger villages in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,264, made up of 2,725 males and 2,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 670.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144632, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birk village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Phillaur
Pincode	144632
Area (hectares)	670.44 hectares
Population	5,264
Male Population	2,725
Female Population	2,539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birk compares

By the 2011 count Birk is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 670.44 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Birk

Birk is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birk 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birk from other places

Birk lies about 26 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mauli Block Hut, about 3.0 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 Birk
Nearest railway station	Mauli Block Hut	3.0 km
Nearest town	Phagwāra	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	18 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	26 km

Villages closest to Birk

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birk village had a population of 5,264. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Birk village has 2,725 males and 2,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birk has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Birk is 144632. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birk covers 670.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birk falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Birk is Mauli Block Hut, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birk.

Birk is about 26 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birk is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Mauli Block Hut is about 3.0 km away. Phagwāra is about 4.8 km away. Phillaur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.