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About Birgana Village

Birgana is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 86 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,395 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birgana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birgana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246275
Area (hectares) 99.5 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 86
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,395
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birgana compares

By the 2011 count Birgana is the 159th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 99.5 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Birgana

Birgana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birgana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Birgana from other places

Birgana lies about 43 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 54 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 Birgana
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 7.3 km
Nearest town Pauri 31 km
District headquarters Garhwal 43 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 54 km

Villages closest to Birgana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birgana village had a population of 206. That makes it the 159th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Birgana village has 86 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birgana has about 1395 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Birgana is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birgana covers 99.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birgana falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Birgana is Kotdwara, about 54 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Birgana.

Birgana is about 43 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birgana is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 7.3 km away. Pauri is about 31 km away. Garhwal is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolinda Malla (1.6 km), Kolinda Talla (1.6 km) and Bapta Malla (2.0 km).

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

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