Birkur Explained

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.

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.