# Bhirchak Village, Sultanganj, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sultanganj, Bhagalpur 

# Bhirchak

Bhirchak is a village in Sultanganj sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **46 people in 16 households**, the 73rd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 46people (2011)
- 16households
- 46.3%literacy
- 1,091females per 1,000 males

## Bhirchak PIN code and other codes

Bhirchak falls in Sultanganj sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhirkhurd
- Community development blockSultanganj
- Census village code239648

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

## How far is Bhirchak from nearby towns?

- Sultanganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)5 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 Bhirchak?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Bhirchak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Akbarnagar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sultanganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sultanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Bhirchak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 24 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Bhirchak

Of every 100 households in Bhirchak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhirchak · ■ Sultanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**38%

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

**7%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****50%**

**54%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhirchak?

■ Bhirchak · ■ Sultanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.3%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**942

Working population ****37.0%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 28.6% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (47%) · **■** Other work 3 (18%) · **■** Marginal 2 (12%)

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 Sultanganj

- Teghra Jagirdari221 people
- Karharia198 people
- Makundpur181 people
- Misarpur70 people
- Belarichak6 people

[All 150 villages in Sultanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sultanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhirchak from Bhagalpur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Bhirchak?46 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhirchak in?Bhagalpur district (Sultanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhirchak?46.3% (Census 2011)