# Bir Village, Jaisinghpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra 

# Bir

Bir is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176082**. The 2011 Census counted **815 people in 190 households**, the 8th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 815people (2011)
- 190households
- 92.0%literacy
- 176082PIN code

## Bir PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bir is 176082.** Bir falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176082
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011343

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

## How far is Bir from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)67 km by road
- Tira Sujanpur (nearest town)4 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 Bir?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Alampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sujanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sujanpur Tira
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Bir known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 25% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Bir

Of every 100 households in Bir in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 97 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bir · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****97%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**51%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****97%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bir?

■ Bir · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**878

Working population ****52.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 88.3% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 123 (29%) · **■** Marginal 264 (61%)

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 Jaisinghpur

- Kachhal Jagian1,188 people
- Lower Lamba Graon1,171 people
- Sanghol913 people
- Sai841 people
- Dalu769 people
- Halehr756 people
- Chambi727 people
- Har Balak Rupi687 people

[All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaisinghpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bir?176082
- How far is Bir from Dharmsala?67 km by road
- What is the population of Bir?815 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bir in?Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bir?92.0% (Census 2011)