# Birji Village, Baruraj, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/baruraj/birji/ Village · Baruraj, Muzaffarpur # Birji Birji is a village in Baruraj sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,611 people in 1,592 households**, the 5th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 8,611people (2011) - 1,592households - 57.2%literacy - 880females per 1,000 males ## Birji PIN code and other codes Birji falls in Baruraj sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBarji - Community development blockBaruraj - Census village code228144 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Birji from nearby towns? - Baruraj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)37 km by road - Motipur (nearest town)7 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 Birji? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Birji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahamadpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Mahamadpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Birji known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 493 hectares of village land is sown, and 323 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 Birji Of every 100 households in Birji in 2011, 12 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Birji · ■ Baruraj rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **8% Toilet within the home ****17%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **80% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **97% Use banking services ****48%** **44% Television ****5%** **11% Mobile phone ****41%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **17% Own their home ****98%** **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 Birji? ■ Birji · ■ Baruraj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%** **61.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **926 Working population ****28.4%** **32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.4% for men and 46.7% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 168 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 517 (21%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 116 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,625 (66%) 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 Baruraj - Bariarpur urf Bazidpur42,775 people - Baruraj27,064 people - Jasauli11,582 people - Nariar9,605 people - Thikaho urf Aswari8,275 people - Mursandi8,043 people - Jahangirpur6,845 people - Mahamadpur Balmi6,508 people [All 129 villages in Baruraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/baruraj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Birji from Muzaffarpur?37 km by road - What is the population of Birji?8,611 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birji in?Muzaffarpur district (Baruraj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Birji?57.2% (Census 2011)