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About Birampur Village

Birampur is a mid sized village in Ramnagar I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 975, made up of 510 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar I
Pincode 721441
Area (hectares) 80.53 hectares
Population 975
Male Population 510
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birampur compares

By the 2011 count Birampur is the 64th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 80.53 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Birampur

Birampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birampur as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birampur from other places

Birampur lies about 35 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kanthi, about 8.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Birampur
Nearest town Contai 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Kanthi 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar I 35 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 35 km

Villages closest to Birampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar I tehsil.

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 Birampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Birampur village had a population of 975. That makes it the 64th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Birampur village has 510 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birampur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Birampur is 721441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birampur covers 80.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birampur falls under Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Birampur is Kanthi, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Birampur.

Birampur is about 35 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birampur is in Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Contai is about 6.8 km away. Kanthi is about 8.5 km away. Ramnagar I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Birampur (under 2 km), Nandi Chak (26 km) and Gangpura (30 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Birampur today is likely to be higher.

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