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About Birkanar Village

Birkanar is a small village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 105 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birkanar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birkanar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 20.12 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 105
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birkanar compares

By the 2011 count Birkanar is the 210th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 20.12 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Birkanar

Birkanar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birkanar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bijli, Bila Tikri, Bilaspat and Binpur. 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 Birkanar

As per the Census of India 2011, Birkanar village had a population of 200. That makes it the 210th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Birkanar village has 105 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkanar has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Birkanar is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkanar covers 20.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birkanar falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Birkanar 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 - 10 km distance for Birkanar.

Birkanar is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Birkanar today is likely to be higher.

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