Birkur
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Birkur
Virpur | |
---|---|
Mandal/Town | |
Coordinates: 18°31′05″N 77°47′00″E / 18.518028°N 77.783203°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Telangana |
Division | Banswada |
District | Kamareddy |
Government | |
• Gram Panchayat President | Dulgi Narsaiah sarpanch (2013-2018) |
Elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 25,000 |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 503321 |
Telephone code | 08466 |
Vehicle registration | TS 17 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Zahirabad |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Banswada |
Birkur is located in Kamareddy district on the Manjeera riverbed.
Demographics
There is a population of approximately 25,000.
Economy
Birkur's major economy is agrarian (85%) in nature. The rest is small businesses, the public and the private service sector.
Schools
Birkur has a Govt. High School and some private secondary schools.
Transportation
Birkur is well connected by TSRTC with cities and towns like Nizamabad, Bodhan, Banswada, Kotagiri. A Number of auto rickshaws are more than buses
Crops
Birkur is home for many types of crops like Paddy, Sugarcane, sunflower, peanuts (groundnuts), soybean, vegetables and fruits.
History
Prior to the merge with India after independence in 1947,it was ruled by the local king.
Categories:
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- Articles lacking sources from October 2018
- All articles lacking sources
- Use dmy dates from October 2018
- Use Indian English from October 2018
- All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Cities and towns in Nizamabad district