Birbhum

Birbhum, the "Land of Red Soil", is known for its rich culture, vibrant religion and picturesque nature.
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is a small town in the region of .

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is a town in the Birbhum district of .

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is a village near , in the Birbhum district of .

Birbhum

Latitude of center
24° north
Longitude of center
87.5833° or 87° 35′ east
Population
3,500,000
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
Abbreviation
“BIR”
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316417010
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
1275525
Wiki­data ID
Q2088440
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Birbhum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بربوم”
  • Asturian: “Birbhum”
  • Basque: “Birbhum barrutia”
  • Belarusian: “Бірбхум”
  • Bengali: “বীরভূম জেলা”
  • Bengali: “বীরভূম”
  • Bhojpuri: “बीरभूम जिला”
  • Catalan: “districte de Birbhum”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Birbhum”
  • Cebuano: “Bīrbhūm”
  • Chinese: “比尔普姆县”
  • Chinese: “比爾普姆縣”
  • Danish: “Bīrbhūm”
  • Dutch: “Birbhum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بربوم”
  • Finnish: “Birbhumin piirikunta”
  • French: “district de Birbhum”
  • French: “District de Birbhum”
  • German: “Birbhum”
  • Gujarati: “બીરભૂમ જિલ્લો”
  • Hindi: “बीरभूम जिला”
  • Hindi: “बीरभूम”
  • Italian: “distretto di Birbhum”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Birbhum”
  • Japanese: “ビールブーム県”
  • Kashmiri: “بیٖربھوٗم ضِلہٕ”
  • Magahi: “बीरभूम जिला”
  • Malayalam: “ബിർഭും ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “बीरभूम जिल्हा”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Birbhum”
  • Mingrelian: “ბირბჰუმიშ ოლქი”
  • Nepali: “बीरभूम जिल्ला”
  • Newari: “बीरभूम जिल्ला”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Birbhum”
  • Norwegian: “Birbhum”
  • Oriya: “ବୀରଭୂମ ଜିଲ୍ଲା”
  • Panjabi: “ਬੀਰਭੂਮ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
  • Persian: “بخش بیربوم”
  • Persian: “ناحیه بیربوم”
  • Polish: “Birabhum Dźila”
  • Russian: “Бирбхум”
  • Sanskrit: “बीरभूममण्डलम्”
  • Santali: “ᱵᱤᱨᱵᱷᱩᱢ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
  • Slovenian: “okrožje Birbhum, Indija”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Birbhum”
  • Swedish: “Bīrbhūm”
  • Tamil: “பிர்பூம் மாவட்டம்”
  • Telugu: “బిర్బం జిల్లా”
  • Telugu: “బీర్బం జిల్లా”
  • Ukrainian: “Бірбхум”
  • Urdu: “بیربھوم ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Birbhum”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع بربھوم”
  • “बीरभूम जिला”

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