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About Birlok Village

Birlok is a mid sized village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,110, made up of 566 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birlok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birlok village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712406
Area (hectares) 72.44 hectares
Population 1,110
Male Population 566
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birlok compares

By the 2011 count Birlok is the 74th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 72.44 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Birlok

Birlok is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birlok as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Atghara, Balipur, Bamankhana and Bandhaipur. 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 Birlok

As per the Census of India 2011, Birlok village had a population of 1,110. That makes it the 74th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Birlok village has 566 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birlok has about 961 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Birlok is 712406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birlok covers 72.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Birlok falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Birlok notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Birlok.

Birlok is in Khanakul I 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 Birlok today is likely to be higher.

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