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Birkur is located in Kamareddy district on the Manjeera riverbed.

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Birkur Virpur
Mandal/Town
Birkur Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 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

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.

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