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About Birgiri Village

Birgiri is a mid sized village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,208, made up of 624 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birgiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birgiri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723103
Area (hectares) 200.32 hectares
Population 1,208
Male Population 624
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birgiri compares

By the 2011 count Birgiri is the 56th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 200.32 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Birgiri

Birgiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birgiri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhagabandh, Bhangra, Bihahura and Biltora. 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 Birgiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Birgiri village had a population of 1,208. That makes it the 56th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Birgiri village has 624 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birgiri has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Birgiri is 723103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birgiri covers 200.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birgiri falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Birgiri.

Birgiri is in Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya 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 Birgiri today is likely to be higher.

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