# Birnawan Village, Chandi, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/chandi/birnawan/ Village · Chandi, Nalanda # Birnawan Birnawan is a village in Chandi sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,976 people in 490 households**, the 16th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 2,976people (2011) - 490households - 58.9%literacy - 909females per 1,000 males ## Birnawan PIN code and other codes Birnawan falls in Chandi sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAraut - Community development blockChandi - Census village code244335 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Birnawan from nearby towns? - Chandi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)20 km by road - Hilsa (nearest town)30 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 Birnawan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Birnawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harnaut - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Birnawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 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 Birnawan Of every 100 households in Birnawan in 2011, 6 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Birnawan · ■ Chandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **8% Toilet within the home ****16%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **74% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **92% Use banking services ****41%** **50% Television ****6%** **17% Mobile phone ****50%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****41%** **33% 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 Birnawan? ■ Birnawan · ■ Chandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **940 Working population ****38.6%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 46.6% for women. 48% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 154 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (12%) · **■** Household industry 37 (3%) · **■** Other work 54 (5%) · **■** Marginal 768 (67%) 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 Chandi - Korut3,749 people - Dealpur3,726 people - Narsanda3,383 people - Utra3,016 people - Gangaura2,967 people - Mahkar2,469 people - Salehpur2,469 people - Gauri2,358 people [All 71 villages in Chandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/chandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Birnawan from Biharsharif?20 km by road - What is the population of Birnawan?2,976 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birnawan in?Nalanda district (Chandi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Birnawan?58.9% (Census 2011)