# Birahma Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Birahma

Birahma is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,048 people in 170 households**, the 70th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,048people (2011)
- 170households
- 74.1%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Birahma PIN code and other codes

Birahma falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarma
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255714

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

## How far is Birahma from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)52 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)3 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 Birahma?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Birahma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gurua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Birahma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Birahma

Of every 100 households in Birahma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Birahma · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****66%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Birahma?

■ Birahma · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**961

Working population ****42.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 69.6% for women. 46% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 277 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (11%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Gurua

- Itawa1,067 people
- Nariahi1,067 people
- Nauwa Khap1,051 people
- Majhar1,050 people
- Gulni1,048 people
- Bela1,043 people
- Sakal Bigha1,024 people
- Dhokra1,019 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Birahma from Gaya?52 km by road
- What is the population of Birahma?1,048 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birahma in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Birahma?74.1% (Census 2011)