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About Birpur Village

Birpur is a small village in Raina II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 216 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina II
Pincode 713421
Area (hectares) 229.76 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 216
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birpur compares

By the 2011 count Birpur is the 81st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 229.76 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Birpur

Birpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhadiara, Bhanjapur, Bhurkunda and Bijipur. 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 Birpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Birpur village had a population of 444. That makes it the 81st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Birpur village has 216 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birpur has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Birpur is 713421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birpur covers 229.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birpur falls under Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Birpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Birpur.

Birpur is in Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Birpur today is likely to be higher.

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