# Bhirkhi Village, Salkhua, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Salkhua, Saharsa 

# Bhirkhi

Bhirkhi is a village in Salkhua sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852126**. The 2011 Census counted **1,444 people in 252 households**, the 29th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.0%.

- 1,444people (2011)
- 252households
- 51.3%literacy
- 852126PIN code

## Bhirkhi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhirkhi is 852126.** Bhirkhi falls in Salkhua sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852126
- Gram panchayatSamhar Khurd
- Community development blockSalkhua
- Census village code226651

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

## How far is Bhirkhi from nearby towns?

- Salkhua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)55 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)55 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 Bhirkhi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Bhirkhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 654 hectares of village land is sown, and 371 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 Bhirkhi

Of every 100 households in Bhirkhi in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhirkhi · ■ Salkhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**23%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**25%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****71%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhirkhi?

■ Bhirkhi · ■ Salkhua rural average

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

**41.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**947

Working population ****49.6%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 35.4% for women. 48% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 447 (62%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 105 (15%)

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 Salkhua

- Kabirpur1,784 people
- Chhachhua1,703 people
- Raingnian1,634 people
- Kamra1,564 people
- Basahi1,351 people
- Kuchaut1,331 people
- Sauthi1,248 people
- Banganwan1,033 people

[All 43 villages in Salkhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/salkhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhirkhi?852126
- How far is Bhirkhi from Saharsa?55 km by road
- What is the population of Bhirkhi?1,444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhirkhi in?Saharsa district (Salkhua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhirkhi?51.3% (Census 2011)