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About Birpur Village

Birpur is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,595, made up of 797 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712303, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712303
Area (hectares) 98.15 hectares
Population 1,595
Male Population 797
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Birpur compares

By the 2011 count Birpur is the 60th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 98.15 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Birpur

The census records public bus service for Birpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhabanipur, Bhagabanpur, Bhandarhati and Bhastara. 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 1,595. That makes it the 60th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Birpur village has 797 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birpur has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Birpur is 712303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birpur covers 98.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Birpur falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Birpur.

Birpur is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli 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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