# Birnagar Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Birnagar

Birnagar is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,585 people in 344 households**, the 38th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 1,585people (2011)
- 344households
- 50.9%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Birnagar PIN code and other codes

Birnagar falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSharif Nagar
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224762

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

## How far is Birnagar from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)69 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)4 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 Birnagar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Birnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Raiganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Birnagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Birnagar

Of every 100 households in Birnagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birnagar · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****34%**

**15%

Television ****17%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Birnagar?

■ Birnagar · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****25.3%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.1% for men and 44.2% for women. 43% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (80%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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 Balrampur

- Parua1,620 people
- Manikpur1,617 people
- Bankipur1,615 people
- Dullahpur1,587 people
- Ibrahimpur1,484 people
- Rajaul1,393 people
- Adampur Mal1,391 people
- Bijpura1,375 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Birnagar from Katihar?69 km by road
- What is the population of Birnagar?1,585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birnagar in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Birnagar?50.9% (Census 2011)