# Biru Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Purnia East, Purnia 

# Biru

Biru is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **259 people in 55 households**, the 68th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%.

- 259people (2011)
- 55households
- 39.1%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Biru PIN code and other codes

Biru falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGaura
- Community development blockPurnia East
- Census village code223540

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

## How far is Biru from nearby towns?

- Purnia East (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)19 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)19 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 Biru?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Biru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gulabbag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Biru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 48% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Biru

Of every 100 households in Biru in 2011, 50 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Biru · ■ Purnia East rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**22%

Television ****14%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Biru?

■ Biru · ■ Purnia East rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.1%**

**49.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****677**

**968

Working population ****29.7%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.9% for men and 25.2% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (30%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 29 (38%)

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 Purnia East

- Barhampur375 people
- Dadaur368 people
- Burail326 people
- Kalsarkismat261 people
- Kadwadangi246 people
- Barsauni166 people
- Bishunpur156 people
- Isruil94 people

[All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Biru from Purnia?19 km by road
- What is the population of Biru?259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biru in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Biru?39.1% (Census 2011)