# Birpur Village, Surajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Surajpur, Surguja 

# Birpur

Birpur is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,091 people in 255 households**, the 79th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,091people (2011)
- 255households
- 60.3%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Birpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Birpur is 497001.** Birpur falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatBirpur
- Community development blockSurajpur
- Census village code432540

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

## How far is Birpur from nearby towns?

- Surajpur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)20 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 Birpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Birpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Silakili
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Birpur known for?

About 72% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Birpur

Of every 100 households in Birpur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Birpur · ■ Surajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**20%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****83%**

**63%

Television ****8%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Birpur?

■ Birpur · ■ Surajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**954

Working population ****58.5%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 51.2% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (34%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (5%) · **■** Marginal 292 (46%)

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 Surajpur

- Kanakpur1,154 people
- Kasalgiri1,147 people
- Chhatarpur1,134 people
- Pondi1,092 people
- Nayanpur1,085 people
- Nareshpur1,083 people
- Pahadgaon1,078 people
- Gajadharpur1,070 people

[All 119 villages in Surajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Birpur?497001
- How far is Birpur from Ambikapur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Birpur?1,091 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birpur in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Birpur?60.3% (Census 2011)