Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga
# Birkhauli

Birkhauli is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847115. The 2011 Census counted 1,196 people in 250 households, the 64th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.
- 1,196 people (2011)
- 250 households
- 39.6% literacy
- 847115 PIN code

## Birkhauli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Birkhauli is 847115. Birkhauli falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- PIN code 847115
- Gram panchayat Nonaura
- Community development block Keotiranway
- Census village code 226924

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Birkhauli from nearby towns?
- Keotiranway (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 17 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town) 17 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Birkhauli?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Birkhauli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Birkhauli known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 80% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Birkhauli

Of every 100 households in Birkhauli in 2011, 29 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birkhauli · ■ Keotiranway rural average
- Electricity for lighting 29% 21%
- Toilet within the home 2% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 71%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 91%
- Use banking services 32% 34%
- Television 0% 8%
- Mobile phone 21% 50%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 52% 32%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Birkhauli?

■ Birkhauli · ■ Keotiranway rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 39.6% 54.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 829 905
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 754 929
- Working population 25.3% 28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.7% for men and 24.2% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 113 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (3%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 22 (7%) · ■ Marginal 154 (51%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Keotiranway
- Chak Bhawani 1,341 people
- Kaharia 1,266 people
- Maheshajan 1,243 people
- Shekhpatti 1,231 people
- Chakka 1,163 people
- Hanuman Nagar 1,149 people
- Dhuria Daharia 1,125 people
- Hanuman Nagar 1,116 people

All 110 villages in Keotiranway

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Birkhauli? 847115
- How far is Birkhauli from Darbhanga? 17 km by road
- What is the population of Birkhauli? 1,196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birkhauli in? Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Birkhauli? 39.6% (Census 2011)

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