Birsingha is located at
23.19 N (latitude) and 87.45 E
(longitude).
This village is 61 m above sea
level (Altitude).
Birsingha is located in the
eastern part of the district and belongs to the medium fertile low lying
alluvial plains, similar to the predominating rice lands in the adjacent
districts of West Bengal. Here, the eye constantly rests on wide expanses of
green forests. Three sides of the village is covered with jungle. The Beliatore
Forest is linked to Birsingha Forest via Sonamukhi Forest. The paddy fields are
also young in the rains but parched and dry in summer.
The western part of the village is covered with hard beds of laterite with scrub jungles and sal (Shorea robusta)
woods.
The most characteristic
geological feature of the village is the area of laterite and associated rocks
of sand and gravel. At some places one finds hard beds of laterite. At other
places it is decomposed and reorganised. Locally, the ferruginous rock is
called kankar.
A large extents of red soil is found in the
village paths and surroundings.
The climate is much drier than in
eastern or southern Bengal. From the beginning of March to early June, when the
monsoon sets in, hot westerly winds prevail, the thermometer in the shade
rising to around 45 °C. The westerly winds die down around sunset and allow
cool winds to blow from the south. Nor'westers are frequent during this period
and help to mitigate the excessive heat.
The monsoon months, June to
September, are comparatively pleasant, as the weather is not as sultry as in
other parts of Bengal. The total average rainfall is 140cm, the bulk of the rain coming in the months of
June to September.
Winters are pleasant with
temperatures dropping down to below 20 °C in December- January.
