# Birejhar Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/birejhar/ Village · Dhamdha, Durg # Birejhar Birejhar is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,414 people in 309 households**, the 51st largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,414people (2011) - 309households - 74.2%literacy - 491001PIN code ## Birejhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Birejhar is 491001.** Birejhar falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491001 - Gram panchayatBirejhar - Community development blockDhamdha - Census village code442458 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Birejhar from nearby towns? - Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)60 km by road - Durg (district HQ)26 km by road - Dhamdha (nearest town)60 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 Birejhar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Birejhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Borai - ○Degree college10+ km · Durg - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Birejhar known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and gram**. About 60% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Birejhar Of every 100 households in Birejhar in 2011, 89 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Birejhar · ■ Dhamdha rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **85% Toilet within the home ****10%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****61%** **55% Television ****28%** **37% Mobile phone ****21%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **18% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Birejhar? ■ Birejhar · ■ Dhamdha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **998 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860** **943 Working population ****54.8%** **49.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 63.9% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 310 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 394 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 42 (5%) 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 Dhamdha - Ghota1,437 people - Agar1,427 people - Kareli1,423 people - Sukhri Kalan1,416 people - Pahra1,405 people - Mohlai1,403 people - Mohdi1,402 people - Tarkori1,398 people [All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Birejhar?491001 - How far is Birejhar from Durg?26 km by road - What is the population of Birejhar?1,414 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birejhar in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Birejhar?74.2% (Census 2011)