# Birnia Village, Bhawanipur, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia 

# Birnia

Birnia is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,102 people in 223 households**, the 37th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 1,102people (2011)
- 223households
- 51.3%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Birnia PIN code and other codes

Birnia falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSondip Milik
- Community development blockBhawanipur
- Census village code223181

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

## How far is Birnia 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Birnia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Birnia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhawanipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Birnia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Birnia

Of every 100 households in Birnia in 2011, 9 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birnia · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****23%**

**26%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Birnia?

■ Birnia · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.3%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**967

Working population ****44.5%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 37.6% for women. 45% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (8%) · **■** Marginal 232 (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 Bhawanipur

- Singhia Sundar Milik1,570 people
- Semaria Khem Chand1,508 people
- Dumrail Drap1,259 people
- Garhia1,133 people
- Siripur Milik1,073 people
- Parasbani1,005 people
- Basantpur Chintaman Milik861 people
- Siripur Milik854 people

[All 88 villages in Bhawanipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Birnia from Purnia?53 km by road
- What is the population of Birnia?1,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birnia in?Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Birnia?51.3% (Census 2011)