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About Birtola Village

Birtola is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 7 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birtola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birtola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 11.52 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 7
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 714
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 Birtola compares

By the 2011 count Birtola is the 263rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 11.52 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Birtola

Birtola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birtola 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birtola from other places

Birtola lies about 27 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 58 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 Birtola
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 21 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 27 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 27 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 58 km

Villages closest to Birtola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birtola village had a population of 12. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Birtola village has 7 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birtola has about 714 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Birtola is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birtola covers 11.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birtola falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Birtola is Kathgodam, about 58 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Birtola.

Birtola is about 27 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birtola is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 21 km away. Pithoragarh is about 27 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gartir Lagga Birtola (under 2 km), Simtola (under 2 km) and Khantari (3.0 km).

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

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