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About Birghasa Village

Birghasa is a mid sized village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 309 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birghasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birghasa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 282.76 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 309
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Birghasa compares

By the 2011 count Birghasa is the 99th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 282.76 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 988.

Getting to Birghasa

Birghasa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birghasa 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 Bhurruchati, Bhuta Sol, Bijli and Binja. 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 Birghasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Birghasa village had a population of 586. That makes it the 99th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Birghasa village has 309 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birghasa has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Birghasa is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birghasa covers 282.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birghasa falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Birghasa 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 Birghasa.

Birghasa is in Salbani 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 Birghasa today is likely to be higher.

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