# Birnagar Village, Bhargama, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/bhargama/birnagar/ Village · Bhargama, Araria # Birnagar Birnagar is a village in Bhargama sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **18,596 people in 3,558 households**, the 1st largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%. - 18,596people (2011) - 3,558households - 44.6%literacy - 914females per 1,000 males ## Birnagar PIN code and other codes Birnagar falls in Bhargama sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBirnagar - Community development blockBhargama - Census village code221671 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Birnagar from nearby towns? - Bhargama (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Araria (district HQ)72 km by road - Banmankhi (nearest town)20 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Birnagar? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Birnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhargaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisgang - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisgang - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Birnagar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 853 hectares of village land is sown, and 492 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Birnagar Of every 100 households in Birnagar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Birnagar · ■ Bhargama rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****8%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **92% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****15%** **20% Television ****2%** **5% Mobile phone ****47%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Birnagar? ■ Birnagar · ■ Bhargama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.6%** **50.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **940 Working population ****40.7%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.2% for men and 34.2% for women. 46% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 993 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,713 (36%) · **■** Household industry 17 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,243 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2,611 (34%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bhargama - Raghunath Pur17,198 people - Manullahpatti17,181 people - Paik Para11,676 people - Sirsia Hanumanganj11,198 people [All 67 villages in Bhargama](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/bhargama/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Birnagar from Araria?72 km by road - What is the population of Birnagar?18,596 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birnagar in?Araria district (Bhargama sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Birnagar?44.6% (Census 2011)