Birkur

Birkur
Mandal/Town
Birkur Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 18°31′05″N 77°47′00″E / 18.518028°N 77.783203°ECoordinates: 18°31′05″N 77°47′00″E / 18.518028°N 77.783203°E
Country	India
State	Telangana
Division	Bodhan
District	Nizamabad
Government
• Gram Panchayat President	Dulgi Narsaiah sarpanch (2013-2018)
Elevation	371 m (1,217 ft)
Population
• Total	25,000
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	503321
Telephone code	08466
Vehicle registration	TS 16
Lok Sabha constituency	Zahirabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Banswada

Birkur is geographically located in Nizamabad district and on Manjeera riverbed.

There are Revenue Mandal Office,Mandal Praja Parishat Office,Gram Panchayat Office,Primary Health Office,Police Station in Birkur

Population

Birkur village population is approximately 25,000 and the mandal population is around 45,000. Variety of people mix and diversions.

Economy

Birkur's major economy is agriculture (85%), and the rest is small businesses, government and the private service sector.

Banks

Andhra Bank and District Co-operative Bank Deccan Grameena Bank

Businesses

• Rice mills
• Retail stores such as, Fertilizers, Kirana & General Stores
• Cement, Steel
• Cafes and Restaurants
• Market committee

Schools

Bikur has a successful Govt. High School and some private schools to cover up to 10th grade. Students will have to go to Banswada, Bodhan, Nizamabad or Hyderabad for higher studies after 10th.

Transportation

Birkur is well connected by APSRTC with cities and towns like Nizamabad, Hyderabad, Bodhan, Banswada, Kamareddy, Yellareddy, Varni, Kotagiri. Number of auto rickshaws are more than buses

Birkur recently experienced heavy private vehicle population and petrol bunk.

Crops

Birkur is home for many types of crops like Paddy, Sugarcane, sunflower, peanuts (groundnuts), soybean, vegetables and fruits.

Water and Irrigation

Birkur does not depend on government promises, but self-sustained with lakes, some on Manjeera river, Nizamsagar canal and also bore-wells.

Villages and Lakes

Birkur mandal has around 42 villages with 45 lakes, which carries adequate water (if conserved from rain harvest) for all of Birkur mandal for agriculture and drinking.

Birkur is one of the historical village built next to Manjeera riverbed. Rich of agricultural farms such as Paddy, sugarcane, peanuts, sunflower are the major crops. Birkur is a cosmopolitan village/suburbs with mix of locals, local tribes, people from across Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Birkur has advantages of being in Telangana, close to Maharashtra and Karnataka. A few international visitors visit Birkur once in a while. Birkur experienced growth in higher education since mid 1990s.

History

Birkur is on the border of Telangana(previously AP) and Maharashtra. Is ruled by the local king until merge into India after independence.