Skip to main content

About Birgani Village

Birgani is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 230 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birgani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birgani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 109.79 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 230
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
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 Birgani compares

By the 2011 count Birgani is the 41st largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 109.79 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Birgani

Birgani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birgani 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 Birgani from other places

Birgani lies about 6.1 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 34 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 Birgani
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 6.1 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 34 km

Villages closest to Birgani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birgani village had a population of 471. That makes it the 41st largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Birgani village has 230 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birgani has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Birgani is 249130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birgani covers 109.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birgani falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Birgani is Harrawala, about 34 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 Birgani.

Birgani is about 6.1 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birgani is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 6.1 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 6.1 km away. Harrawala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jugar Gaon (under 2 km), Chak Pali (under 2 km) and Pali (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All