# Birwat Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Birwat

Birwat is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,717 people in 267 households**, the 25th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,717people (2011)
- 267households
- 61.1%literacy
- 1,099females per 1,000 males

## Birwat PIN code and other codes

Birwat falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMusahri
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229971

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

## How far is Birwat from nearby towns?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)51 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)21 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 Birwat?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Birwat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chaomukha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 1 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 Birwat known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Birwat

Of every 100 households in Birwat in 2011, 5 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Birwat · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**50%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**96%

Use banking services ****78%**

**67%

Television ****14%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Birwat?

■ Birwat · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**957

Working population ****39.4%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 48.7% for women. 46% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 224 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (12%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (10%) · **■** Marginal 300 (44%)

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 Bijaipur

- Khutaha1,965 people
- Nautan1,912 people
- Kotia1,904 people
- Hankarpur1,897 people
- Nauka Tola1,657 people
- Sabea1,651 people
- Mahuawa1,644 people
- Bilarua1,590 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Birwat from Gopalganj?51 km by road
- What is the population of Birwat?1,717 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birwat in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Birwat?61.1% (Census 2011)