Birkur

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Birkur Virpur
Mandal/Town
Birkur Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 18°31′05″N 77°47′00″E / 18.518028°N 77.783203°E / 18.518028; 77.783203Coordinates: 18°31′05″N 77°47′00″E / 18.518028°N 77.783203°E / 18.518028; 77.783203
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 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.