Village · Bahadurganj, Kishanganj
# Deotar Birnia

Deotar Birnia is a village in Bahadurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,260 people in 712 households, the 21st largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%.
- 3,260 people (2011)
- 712 households
- 48.4% literacy
- 1,025 females per 1,000 males

## Deotar Birnia PIN code and other codes

Deotar Birnia falls in Bahadurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Samesar
- Community development block Bahadurganj
- Census village code 222724

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Deotar Birnia from nearby towns?
- Bahadurganj (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 29 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Deotar Birnia?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Deotar Birnia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bahadurganj
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bahadurganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Deotar Birnia known for?

The main crops are paddy and raw jute. About 86% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Deotar Birnia

Of every 100 households in Deotar Birnia in 2011, 6 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Deotar Birnia · ■ Bahadurganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 6% 12%
- Toilet within the home 8% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 75% 94%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 51% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 94%
- Use banking services 47% 17%
- Television 20% 4%
- Mobile phone 62% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 0%
- None of these assets 15% 31%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Deotar Birnia?

■ Deotar Birnia · ■ Bahadurganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.4% 57.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1025 1026
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 904 983
- Working population 32.5% 29.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.8% for men and 40.4% for women. 44% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 132 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 295 (28%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 211 (20%) · ■ Marginal 411 (39%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bahadurganj
- Jhingakata Istamrar 3,787 people
- Laucha 3,702 people
- Singhia 3,468 people
- Baisa Jurail 3,262 people
- Jhingakata 3,238 people
- Netuapara 3,066 people
- Mahesh Bathna 3,040 people
- Muktaram Deori 2,957 people

All 105 villages in Bahadurganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Deotar Birnia from Kishanganj? 29 km by road
- What is the population of Deotar Birnia? 3,260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deotar Birnia in? Kishanganj district (Bahadurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Deotar Birnia? 48.4% (Census 2011)

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