 |
Birkur
Virpur | |
|---|---|
Mandal/Town | |
  Birkur Location in Telangana, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°31′05″N 77°47′00″E / 18.518028°N 77.783203°E | |
| Country |  India |
| 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[edit | edit source]
There is a population of approximately 25,000.
Economy[edit | edit source]
Birkur's major economy is agrarian (85%) in nature. The rest is small businesses, the public and the private service sector.
Schools[edit | edit source]
Birkur has a Govt. High School and some private secondary schools.
Transportation[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Birkur is home for many types of crops like Paddy, Sugarcane, sunflower, peanuts (groundnuts), soybean, vegetables and fruits.
History[edit | edit source]
Prior to the merge with India after independence in 1947,it was ruled by the local king.
{{Navbox
| name = Nizamabad district | title = Nizamabad district | state = collapsed | listclass = hlist
| group1 = District headquarters | list1 =
| group2 = Revenue divisions | list2 =
- Bodhan
- Armoor
- Nizamabad
| group3 = Mandals | list3 =
- Armoor
- Aloor
- Balkonda
- Bheemgal
- Bodhan
- Chandur
- Dharpally
- Dichpally
- Donkeshwar
- Indalwai
- Jakranpally
- Kammar palle
- Kotagiri
- Makloor
- Mendora
- Morthad
- Mosra
- Mugpal
- Mupkal
- Nandipet
- Navipet
- Nizamabad North
- Nizamabad Rural
- Nizamabad South
- Renjal
- Rudrur
- Sirikonda
- Varni
- Velpur
- Yedapally
- Yergatla
| group4 = Cities
| list4 =
- [[Armoor]
- [[Nizamabad]
| group5 = Towns
| list5 =
| group6 = Census Towns | list6 =
}}