Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia # Birnia Milik Birnia Milik is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 135 people in 29 households, the 61st largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%. - 135 people (2011) - 29 households - 60.6% literacy - 985 females per 1,000 males ## Birnia Milik PIN code and other codes Birnia Milik falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Sondip Milik - Community development block Bhawanipur - Census village code 223179 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Birnia Milik from nearby towns? - Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Purnia (district HQ) 53 km by road - Purnia (nearest town) 53 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Birnia Milik? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Birnia Milik; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhawanipur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhavnagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Birnia Milik known for? The main crops are paddy. About 73% of the 11 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Birnia Milik Of every 100 households in Birnia Milik in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Birnia Milik · ■ Bhawanipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 2% - Toilet within the home 0% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 34% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 38% 26% - Television 10% 6% - Mobile phone 17% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 34% 30% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Birnia Milik? ■ Birnia Milik · ■ Bhawanipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.6% 47.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 985 923 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 938 967 - Working population 56.3% 37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 46.2% for women. 54% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 3 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 71 (93%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhawanipur - Dumrail Milik 198 people - Khagurail 176 people - Dumra Mahabal Milik 159 people - Kodai Patti 151 people - Mahathua 133 people - Mahanth Dina Ram Das 115 people - Bhelwa Band 87 people - Dumra Mahabal 51 people All 88 villages in Bhawanipur ## Quick answers - How far is Birnia Milik from Purnia? 53 km by road - What is the population of Birnia Milik? 135 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birnia Milik in? Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Birnia Milik? 60.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/birnia-milik-223179/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.