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About Birpur Village

Birpur is a small village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 75 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Midnapore
Pincode 721149
Area (hectares) 45.5 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 75
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birpur compares

By the 2011 count Birpur is the 202nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 45.5 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Birpur

Birpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Binda Pathra, Bindaghaiat, Binpur and Birampur. 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 Birpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Birpur village had a population of 138. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Birpur village has 75 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birpur has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Birpur is 721149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birpur covers 45.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birpur falls under Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Birpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Birpur is in Midnapore 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 Birpur today is likely to be higher.

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