Bironkhal
{{short description|Town in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bironkhal
| pushpin_map = India Uttarakhand#India#Asia
| coordinates = {{coord|29.840|79.031|display=inline, title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| native_name_lang = Hindi
| settlement_type = Town
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand, India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name1 = Uttarakhand
| subdivision_name2 = Pauri Garhwal
| established_title =
| unit_pref = Metric
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 246276
| registration_plate = UK-12
| website = {{URL|pauri.gov.in}}
| demographics1_info1 = Garhwali, Hindi
}}
Bironkhal Tehsil is a administrative division located in the Pauri Garhwal district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.{{cite web | url=https://pauri.nic.in/tehsil/ | title=Tehsil | District Pauri Garhwal, Government of Uttarakhand | India }}{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Bandh observed in Pauri to seek new dist |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/bandh-observed-in-pauri-to-seek-new-dist-139075 |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Rajwar |first=G. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cZyeKnRMVfYC&dq=Bironkhal+-wikipedia.org&pg=PA231 |title=Garhwal Himalaya: Ecology and Environment |date=1993 |publisher=APH Publishing |isbn=978-81-7024-559-9 |language=en}} It is one of the 14 tehsils in the district and is headquartered in the town of Syunsi.[https://revenue.uk.gov.in/files/Beeronkhal.pdf Beeronkhal] Retrieved 26 March 2023 It was created in 2016 with 367 villages taken from Dhumakot, Chaubattakhal and Thalisain tehsils. The main languages spoken in the area are Hindi and Garhwali.{{fact|date=May 2025}}
The main economic activities in the region include agriculture, forestry, and tourism. The area is known for its rich natural beauty, with several forests and wildlife sanctuaries located nearby. This region is on the border of Kumaun and near the Dudhatoli range. This was the area of operations of the famous lady warrior Tilu Rauteli or Garhwal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dehradun.live/an-animation-film-is-being-made-on-the-saga-of-teelu-rauteli-see-the-trailer|title=An animation film is being made on the saga of Teelu Rauteli. See the trailer|first=Vivek|last=Tiwari|date=22 June 2021|website=Dehradun Live}}{{Cite web|url=https://store.whitefalconpublishing.com/products/teelu-rauteli-ka-pratishodh|title=Teelu Rauteli Ka Pratishodh|website=WFP Store}}{{Cite web|url=https://e-magazineofuttarakhand.blogspot.com/2013/12/rapture-of-chivalry-in-garhwali-folk.html|title=उत्तराखंडी ई-पत्रिका: Rapture of Chivalry in Garhwali Folk Dramas|first=Garhwal|last=Samrat|date=16 December 2013}}
The tehsil is served by several schools, a polytechnic,{{Cite web|url=https://www.iitr.ac.in/wfw/associate_group_poly_bironkhal.htm|title=Water for Welfare - Associate Group Members - Government Polytechnic Bironkhal, Pauri Garhwal|website=www.iitr.ac.in}} as well as a Community Health Center.[https://pauri.nic.in/hi/public-utility/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%9A-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2/ Public Utility] There are also several religious and cultural landmarks located in the region, including temples and shrines.