# Birnagar Raghunath Village, Banmankhi, Purnia (Bihar)

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Village · Banmankhi, Purnia 

# Birnagar Raghunath

Birnagar Raghunath is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **388 people in 73 households**, the 67th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.

- 388people (2011)
- 73households
- 34.4%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Birnagar Raghunath PIN code and other codes

Birnagar Raghunath falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaharajganj-1
- Community development blockBanmankhi
- Census village code222989

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

## How far is Birnagar Raghunath from nearby towns?

- Banmankhi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)55 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)25 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 Birnagar Raghunath?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Birnagar Raghunath; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chakmaka
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banmankhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banmankhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Birnagar Raghunath known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Birnagar Raghunath

Of every 100 households in Birnagar Raghunath in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birnagar Raghunath · ■ Banmankhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**66%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****32%**

**28%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**37%

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 Birnagar Raghunath?

■ Birnagar Raghunath · ■ Banmankhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.4%**

**50.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**929

Working population ****33.5%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.1% for men and 26.9% for women. 51% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (7%) · **■** Other work 40 (31%) · **■** Marginal 68 (52%)

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 Banmankhi

- Srinagar Badh431 people
- Birnagar Raghunath Milik427 people
- Birnagar Raghunath416 people
- Belachand Sukhia Milik414 people
- Mirza Muniambeg Chakla368 people
- Khutahari364 people
- Belabadan Milik326 people
- Ramnagar Pharsahi Milik323 people

[All 107 villages in Banmankhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Birnagar Raghunath from Purnia?55 km by road
- What is the population of Birnagar Raghunath?388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birnagar Raghunath in?Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Birnagar Raghunath?34.4% (Census 2011)