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About Biroli Village

Biroli is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 176 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,335 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biroli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biroli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 118.36 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 176
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,335
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 Biroli compares

By the 2011 count Biroli is the 51st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 118.36 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Biroli

Biroli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Biroli 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 Biroli from other places

Biroli lies about 26 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 66 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 Biroli
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 8.6 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 26 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 66 km

Villages closest to Biroli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biroli village had a population of 411. That makes it the 51st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Biroli village has 176 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biroli has about 1335 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Biroli is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biroli covers 118.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biroli falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Biroli is Kathgodam, about 66 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 Biroli.

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

Biroli is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 8.6 km away. Pithoragarh is about 26 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birgoli (under 2 km), Kote Kanora (under 2 km) and Chauna Patal (under 2 km).

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

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