# Biraj Village, Imamganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Imamganj, Gaya 

# Biraj

Biraj is a village in Imamganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,169 people in 385 households**, the 20th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 2,169people (2011)
- 385households
- 36.2%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Biraj PIN code and other codes

Biraj falls in Imamganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBiraj
- Community development blockImamganj
- Census village code255966

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

## How far is Biraj from nearby towns?

- Imamganj (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)78 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)52 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 Biraj?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Biraj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Imamganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Biraj known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 54% of the 844 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Biraj

Of every 100 households in Biraj in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Biraj · ■ Imamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**42%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Biraj?

■ Biraj · ■ Imamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.2%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**991

Working population ****46.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.2% for men and 29.1% for women. 47% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (14%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 151 (15%) · **■** Marginal 579 (58%)

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 Imamganj

- Imnabad2,606 people
- Lohanri2,331 people
- Bikopur2,316 people
- Chapri2,313 people
- Imamganj2,111 people
- Pathra2,048 people
- Telwari2,040 people
- Pasewa2,030 people

[All 195 villages in Imamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Biraj from Gaya?78 km by road
- What is the population of Biraj?2,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biraj in?Gaya district (Imamganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Biraj?36.2% (Census 2011)