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About Birkanda Village

Birkanda is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 93 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birkanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birkanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 42.89 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 93
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birkanda compares

By the 2011 count Birkanda is the 189th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 42.89 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Birkanda

Birkanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birkanda as Available within <5 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 Bhuruchati, Bidyadharpur, Bikrampur and Birbhasa. 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 Birkanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Birkanda village had a population of 186. That makes it the 189th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Birkanda village has 93 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkanda has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Birkanda is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkanda covers 42.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birkanda falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Birkanda 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 km distance for Birkanda.

Birkanda is in Sankrail 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 Birkanda today is likely to be higher.

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