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About Birkham Village

Birkham is a small village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 60 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birkham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birkham village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 72.5 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 60
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Birkham compares

By the 2011 count Birkham is the 137th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 72.5 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 958.

Getting to Birkham

Birkham is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birkham 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhalaidiha, Bhaluka, Bhedua and Bheduara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Birkham

As per the Census of India 2011, Birkham village had a population of 113. That makes it the 137th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Birkham village has 60 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkham has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Birkham is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkham covers 72.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birkham falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Birkham notes the nearest railway station 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 Birkham.

Birkham is in Khatra tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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