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About Birhandi Village

Birhandi is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 174 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birhandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 173.16 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 174
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Birhandi compares

By the 2011 count Birhandi is the 165th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 173.16 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Birhandi

The census records public bus service for Birhandi 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Bhutbhuti, Bilat, Bindukata and Binra. 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 Birhandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Birhandi village had a population of 353. That makes it the 165th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Birhandi village has 174 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birhandi has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Birhandi is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birhandi covers 173.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birhandi falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Birhandi notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Birhandi is in Jhargram 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 Birhandi today is likely to be higher.

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