Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga # Bhirua Bhirua is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847213. The 2011 Census counted 9,354 people in 1,740 households, the 4th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%. - 9,354 people (2011) - 1,740 households - 48.7% literacy - 847213 PIN code ## Bhirua PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhirua is 847213. Bhirua falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code 847213 - Gram panchayat Bhindua - Community development block Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Census village code 227926 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhirua from nearby towns? - Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 65 km by road - Rosera (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhirua? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhirua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 2 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Biraul - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhirua known for? The main crops are paddy. About 59% of the 812 hectares of village land is sown, and 438 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhirua Of every 100 households in Bhirua in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhirua · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 2% - Toilet within the home 6% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 91% - Tap water 12% 2% - Drinking water within premises 20% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98% - Use banking services 15% 16% - Television 1% 2% - Mobile phone 38% 40% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 55% 47% - 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 Bhirua? ■ Bhirua · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 48.7% 44.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 939 898 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 999 951 - Working population 38.9% 37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.2% for men and 34.0% for women. 45% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 287 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 410 (11%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 63 (2%) · ■ Marginal 2,876 (79%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Reota 17,285 people - Sughrain 15,165 people - Kewatgawan 12,013 people - Tilkeswar 6,266 people - Sima 5,820 people - Itahar 5,654 people - Usri 5,047 people All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhirua? 847213 - How far is Bhirua from Darbhanga? 65 km by road - What is the population of Bhirua? 9,354 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhirua in? Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhirua? 48.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/bhirua/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.