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About Birmau Village

Birmau is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 118 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birmau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birmau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 206.44 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 118
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birmau compares

By the 2011 count Birmau is the 76th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 206.44 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Birmau

Birmau is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Birmau as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Birmau from other places

Birmau lies about 38 km from Dehradun. 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 Birmau
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 7.1 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 27 km
District headquarters Dehradun 38 km

Villages closest to Birmau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birmau village had a population of 244. That makes it the 76th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Birmau village has 118 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birmau has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Birmau is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birmau covers 206.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birmau falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Birmau notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Birmau.

Birmau is about 38 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birmau is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 7.1 km away. Mussoorie is about 27 km away. Dehradun is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mailoth (under 2 km), Rikhar (under 2 km) and Kyawa (1.5 km).

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

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