About Birchandrapur Village

Birchandrapur is a large village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,808, made up of 1,953 males and 1,855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birchandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birchandrapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mayureswar I
Pincode	731245
Area (hectares)	333.94 hectares
Population	3,808
Male Population	1,953
Female Population	1,855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Birchandrapur is the 7th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 333.94 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Birchandrapur

Birchandrapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birchandrapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Birchandrapur from other places

Birchandrapur lies about 17 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 12 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 Birchandrapur
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	12 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayureswar I	17 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	17 km

Villages closest to Birchandrapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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.

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Common questions about Birchandrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Birchandrapur village had a population of 3,808. That makes it the 7th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Birchandrapur village has 1,953 males and 1,855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birchandrapur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Birchandrapur is 731245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birchandrapur covers 333.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birchandrapur falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Birchandrapur is Mallarpur, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Birchandrapur.

Birchandrapur is about 17 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birchandrapur is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 12 km away. Rampur Hat is about 14 km away. Mayureswar I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.