# Birkha Village, Keotiranway, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga 

# Birkha

Birkha is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847237**. The 2011 Census counted **836 people in 150 households**, the 79th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 836people (2011)
- 150households
- 57.1%literacy
- 847237PIN code

## Birkha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Birkha is 847237.** Birkha falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847237
- Gram panchayatSarjapur
- Community development blockKeotiranway
- Census village code226961

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

## How far is Birkha from nearby towns?

- Keotiranway (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)28 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)28 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 Birkha?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Birkha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raiyam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

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 Birkha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Birkha

Of every 100 households in Birkha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Birkha · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**40%

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

**4%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****44%**

**34%

Television ****17%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**32%

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 Birkha?

■ Birkha · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**929

Working population ****23.2%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 43.2% for women. 40% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (11%) · **■** Marginal 166 (86%)

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 Keotiranway

- Hajipur952 people
- Chatra856 people
- Barahi Abuara845 people
- Dalwa837 people
- Sahpur Dih762 people
- Tektar589 people
- Kopgarh578 people
- Milki576 people

[All 110 villages in Keotiranway](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Birkha?847237
- How far is Birkha from Darbhanga?28 km by road
- What is the population of Birkha?836 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birkha in?Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Birkha?57.1% (Census 2011)