# Birban Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/birban/ Village · Kursakatta, Araria # Birban Birban is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854331**. The 2011 Census counted **1,598 people in 328 households**, the 38th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 1,598people (2011) - 328households - 49.7%literacy - 854331PIN code ## Birban PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Birban is 854331.** Birban falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854331 - Gram panchayatJagir Parasi - Community development blockKursakatta - Census village code221943 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Birban from nearby towns? - Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Araria (district HQ)48 km by road - Farbesganj (nearest town)10 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 Birban? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Birban; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farbesganj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Forbesganj - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farbesganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Birban known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Birban Of every 100 households in Birban in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Birban · ■ Kursakatta rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****8%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **93% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****53%** **16% Television ****6%** **10% Mobile phone ****64%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Birban? ■ Birban · ■ Kursakatta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **952 Working population ****43.1%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.7% for men and 39.6% for women. 47% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 535 (78%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 19 (3%) 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 Kursakatta - Mohiuddinpur1,930 people - Bhorha1,854 people - Batraha1,776 people - Soksanand Bhag Khutpur1,696 people - Haripur1,598 people - Parbata1,539 people - Chaita1,369 people - Chikni1,328 people [All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Birban?854331 - How far is Birban from Araria?48 km by road - What is the population of Birban?1,598 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birban in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Birban?49.7% (Census 2011)