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About Birshapur Village

Birshapur is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 185 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birshapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birshapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721124
Area (hectares) 82.62 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 185
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Birshapur compares

By the 2011 count Birshapur is the 261st largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 82.62 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Birshapur

Birshapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Birshapur 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bihari Chak, Bijayram, Biju and Bikrampur. 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 Birshapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Birshapur village had a population of 355. That makes it the 261st largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Birshapur village has 185 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birshapur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Birshapur is 721124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birshapur covers 82.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birshapur falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Birshapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Birshapur.

Birshapur is in Debra 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 Birshapur today is likely to be higher.

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