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

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Birijpur

Birijpur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **251 people in 44 households**, the 95th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 251people (2011)
- 44households
- 66.0%literacy
- 832females per 1,000 males

## Birijpur PIN code and other codes

Birijpur falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhulni
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239794

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

## How far is Birijpur from nearby towns?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)37 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)37 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 Birijpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Birijpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kasba
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahkund
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Birijpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Birijpur

Of every 100 households in Birijpur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birijpur · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****20%**

**50%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Birijpur?

■ Birijpur · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**927

Working population ****33.1%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 61.5% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (73%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 14 (17%)

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

- Bala Chauki332 people
- Beraichak306 people
- Fatehpur290 people
- Chandra Khurd254 people
- Kathwan221 people
- Madsudanpur216 people
- Shahzadpur205 people
- Bariarpur Inglish175 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Birijpur from Bhagalpur?37 km by road
- What is the population of Birijpur?251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birijpur in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Birijpur?66.0% (Census 2011)