# Birgaon Village, Gwalpara, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code (3)

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Village · Gwalpara, Madhepura 

# Birgaon

Birgaon is a village in Gwalpara sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **232 people in 38 households**, the 47th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%.

- 232people (2011)
- 38households
- 47.8%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Birgaon PIN code and other codes

Birgaon falls in Gwalpara sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatWirganw Chatra
- Community development blockGwalpara
- Census village code226033

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

## How far is Birgaon from nearby towns?

- Gwalpara (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)35 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)26 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 Birgaon?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Birgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gwalpara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Birgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include rice mills. About 94% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Birgaon

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

■ Birgaon · ■ Gwalpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**4%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**63%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Birgaon?

■ Birgaon · ■ Gwalpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**52.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**938

Working population ****26.3%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.3% for men and 40.7% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 16 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (69%) · **■** Marginal 3 (5%)

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 Gwalpara

- Chakla Pitambar Misra381 people
- Siswapatti344 people
- Chatra Badh334 people
- Jagatpur307 people
- Tema181 people
- Arazi Sukhasan146 people
- Mahrajganj urf Pahifatehpur146 people

[All 51 villages in Gwalpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gwalpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Birgaon from Madhepura?35 km by road
- What is the population of Birgaon?232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birgaon in?Madhepura district (Gwalpara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Birgaon?47.8% (Census 2011)