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About Birsingha Village

Birsingha is a large village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,026, made up of 1,588 males and 1,438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721256, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birsingha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birsingha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Ghatal
Pincode 721256
Area (hectares) 354.27 hectares
Population 3,026
Male Population 1,588
Female Population 1,438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birsingha compares

By the 2011 count Birsingha is the 19th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 354.27 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Birsingha

Birsingha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birsingha 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 Belshwar, Bengral Mungral, Bhagirathpur and Bhangadaha. 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 Birsingha

As per the Census of India 2011, Birsingha village had a population of 3,026. That makes it the 19th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Birsingha village has 1,588 males and 1,438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birsingha has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Birsingha is 721256. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birsingha covers 354.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birsingha falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Birsingha 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 Birsingha.

Birsingha is in Ghatal 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 Birsingha today is likely to be higher.

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