# Birwakalkali Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar)

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Birwakalkali

Birwakalkali is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855115**. The 2011 Census counted **660 people in 109 households**, the 117th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 660people (2011)
- 109households
- 59.2%literacy
- 855115PIN code

## Birwakalkali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Birwakalkali is 855115.** Birwakalkali falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855115
- Gram panchayatPatkoikala
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222784

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

## How far is Birwakalkali from nearby towns?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)18 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)18 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 Birwakalkali?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kochadhamin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Birwakalkali known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Birwakalkali

Of every 100 households in Birwakalkali in 2011, 16 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Birwakalkali · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**30%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Birwakalkali?

■ Birwakalkali · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**962

Working population ****24.2%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 51.6% for women. 46% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 23 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (30%) · **■** Other work 89 (56%)

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 Kochadhamin

- Pipra716 people
- Mehadipur703 people
- Altabari683 people
- Sundarpuchhi665 people
- Parhalpur Milik656 people
- Thutipakar631 people
- Mahua609 people
- Sukalrani594 people

[All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Birwakalkali?855115
- How far is Birwakalkali from Kishanganj?18 km by road
- What is the population of Birwakalkali?660 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birwakalkali in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Birwakalkali?59.2% (Census 2011)