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About Birati Village

Birati is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,715, made up of 889 males and 826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712415
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 1,715
Male Population 889
Female Population 826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birati compares

By the 2011 count Birati is the 57th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Birati

Birati is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birati as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birati from other places

Birati lies about 28 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Birati, about under 2 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 Birati
Nearest railway station Birati under 2 km
Nearest town Dam Dam 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 28 km
District headquarters Hugli 28 km

Villages closest to Birati

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

Common questions about Birati

As per the Census of India 2011, Birati village had a population of 1,715. That makes it the 57th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Birati village has 889 males and 826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birati has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Birati is 712415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birati covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birati falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Birati is Birati, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Birati.

Birati is about 28 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birati is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Birati is about under 2 km away. Dam Dam is about 3.3 km away. Arambag is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pratapnagar (under 2 km), Chakanar (8.8 km) and Balia (9.0 km).

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

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