# Birrakh Village, Sursand, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sursand, Sitamarhi 

# Birrakh

Birrakh is a village in Sursand sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843331**. The 2011 Census counted **5,843 people in 1,385 households**, the 8th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 5,843people (2011)
- 1,385households
- 51.2%literacy
- 843331PIN code

## Birrakh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Birrakh is 843331.** Birrakh falls in Sursand sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843331
- Gram panchayatMalahi, Birrakh
- Community development blockSursand
- Census village code219232

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

## How far is Birrakh from nearby towns?

- Sursand (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)30 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 Birrakh?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Birrakh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sutihara Ram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter

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 Birrakh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Birrakh

Of every 100 households in Birrakh in 2011, 24 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Birrakh · ■ Sursand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****31%**

**28%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Birrakh?

■ Birrakh · ■ Sursand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**927

Working population ****35.6%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 38.6% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 461 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 444 (21%) · **■** Household industry 57 (3%) · **■** Other work 227 (11%) · **■** Marginal 890 (43%)

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 Sursand

- Dewari Matauna7,996 people
- Kumma7,676 people
- Pathanpur6,525 people
- Darha Bari6,099 people
- Malahi5,248 people
- Bakhari4,574 people
- Meghpur4,559 people
- Banauli4,449 people

[All 53 villages in Sursand](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sursand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Birrakh?843331
- How far is Birrakh from Sitamarhi?30 km by road
- What is the population of Birrakh?5,843 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birrakh in?Sitamarhi district (Sursand sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Birrakh?51.2% (Census 2011)