# Birti Tola Village, Paharpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/birti-tola/ Village · Paharpur, Purba Champaran # Birti Tola Birti Tola is a village in Paharpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,451 people in 272 households**, the 38th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 1,451people (2011) - 272households - 48.9%literacy - 887females per 1,000 males ## Birti Tola PIN code and other codes Birti Tola falls in Paharpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPaschimi Sarea - Community development blockPaharpur - Census village code218085 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Birti Tola from nearby towns? - Paharpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Areraj (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 Birti Tola? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Birti Tola; 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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paharpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Are Raj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 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 Birti Tola known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Birti Tola Of every 100 households in Birti Tola in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Birti Tola · ■ Paharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****16%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****36%** **44% Television ****0%** **6% Mobile phone ****40%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****32%** **13% 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 Birti Tola? ■ Birti Tola · ■ Paharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%** **56.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1195** **935 Working population ****43.1%** **36.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.3% for men and 36.3% for women. 50% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (25%) · **■** Household industry 106 (17%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 295 (47%) 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 Paharpur - Panditpururf Bandarhelwa1,618 people - Tikuliya1,616 people - Bhanja Chhapra1,540 people - Bharwaliya1,485 people - Sarhangi Chhap1,237 people - Khairwa chaube1,086 people - Khairwa1,062 people - Sarea urf Lachhirma Birt Tola1,060 people [All 57 villages in Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Birti Tola from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Birti Tola?1,451 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birti Tola in?Purba Champaran district (Paharpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Birti Tola?48.9% (Census 2011)