About Birik Forest Village

Birik Forest is a small village in Kalimpong I tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 48 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birik Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birik Forest village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Kalimpong I
Pincode	734313
Area (hectares)	515.57 hectares
Population	93
Male Population	48
Female Population	45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Birik Forest compares

By the 2011 count Birik Forest is the 37th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents. Its 515.57 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Birik Forest

Birik Forest is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birik Forest 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhalukhop Forest, Bhalukhop Khasmahal, Bong Khasmahal and Chunabhati Bazar D I F. 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.

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Common questions about Birik Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Birik Forest village had a population of 93. That makes it the 37th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents.

Birik Forest village has 48 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birik Forest has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Birik Forest is 734313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birik Forest covers 515.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birik Forest falls under Kalimpong I tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Birik Forest notes the nearest railway station 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 Birik Forest.

Birik Forest is in Kalimpong I tehsil of Darjiling 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.