# Berai Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Berai

Berai is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **812006**. The 2011 Census counted **2,621 people in 447 households**, the 24th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 2,621people (2011)
- 447households
- 56.8%literacy
- 812006PIN code

## Berai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Berai is 812006.** Berai falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code812006
- Gram panchayatSajour
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239840

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Berai from nearby towns?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)35 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 Berai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Berai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Berai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Berai

Of every 100 households in Berai in 2011, 17 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Berai · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**50%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Berai?

■ Berai · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**927

Working population ****35.6%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 43.7% for women. 45% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (14%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 104 (11%) · **■** Marginal 649 (70%)

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 Shahkund

- Amwa3,060 people
- Pachkathia2,995 people
- Kapsena2,985 people
- Sarha2,679 people
- Chandra urf Bargaon2,604 people
- Naraenpur2,502 people
- Kishunpur Amkhoria2,479 people
- Tahhalnagar2,461 people

[All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Berai?812006
- How far is Berai from Bhagalpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Berai?2,621 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Berai in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Berai?56.8% (Census 2011)