About Birkendua Village

Birkendua is a mid sized village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 814, made up of 410 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birkendua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birkendua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Farakka
Pincode	742202
Area (hectares)	29.74 hectares
Population	814
Male Population	410
Female Population	404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birkendua compares

By the 2011 count Birkendua is the 33rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 29.74 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Birkendua

Birkendua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birkendua as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birkendua from other places

Birkendua lies about 76 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Tildanga, about 1.8 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 Birkendua
Nearest railway station	Tildanga	1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Farakka	5.3 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	76 km

Villages closest to Birkendua

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

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Common questions about Birkendua

As per the Census of India 2011, Birkendua village had a population of 814. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Birkendua village has 410 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkendua has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Birkendua is 742202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkendua covers 29.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Birkendua falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Birkendua is Tildanga, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Birkendua is about 76 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birkendua is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Tildanga is about 1.8 km away. Farakka is about 5.3 km away. Murshidabad is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.