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About Birsing Village

Birsing is a mid sized village in Naxalbari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,380, made up of 683 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birsing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birsing village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Naxalbari
Pincode 734429
Area (hectares) 223.39 hectares
Population 1,380
Male Population 683
Female Population 697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
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 Birsing compares

By the 2011 count Birsing is the 29th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 223.39 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Birsing

Birsing is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birsing 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 Bharatsing, Bhelu, Bhimram and Bhujia Bani. 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 Birsing

As per the Census of India 2011, Birsing village had a population of 1,380. That makes it the 29th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Birsing village has 683 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birsing has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Birsing is 734429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birsing covers 223.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birsing falls under Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Birsing 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 Birsing.

Birsing is in Naxalbari 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.

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

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