Birkur | |
Native Name Lang: | Telugu(Telangana) |
Other Name: | Virpur |
Settlement Type: | Mandal/Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Telangana |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Telangana, India |
Coordinates: | 18.518°N 77.7832°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Banswada |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Kamareddy |
Leader Title: | Gram Panchayat President |
Leader Name: | Dulgi Narsaiah sarpanch (2013-2018) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 371 |
Population Total: | 25000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 503321 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 08466 |
Registration Plate: | TS 17 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Zahirabad |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Banswada |
Birkur is located in Kamareddy district on the Manjeera riverbed.
There is a population of approximately 25,000.
Birkur's major economy is agrarian (85%) in nature. The rest is small businesses, the public and the private service sector.
Birkur has a Govt. High School and some private secondary schools.
Birkur is well connected by TSRTC with cities and towns like Nizamabad, Bodhan, Banswada, Kotagiri.A Number of auto rickshaws are more than buses
Birkur is home for many types of crops like Paddy, Sugarcane, sunflower, peanuts (groundnuts), soybean, vegetables and fruits.
Prior to the merge with India after independence in 1947,it was ruled by the local king.