# Birkham Village, Chandankiyari, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chandankiyari, Bokaro 

# Birkham

Birkham is a village in Chandankiyari sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,265 people in 202 households**, the 64th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 1,265people (2011)
- 202households
- 65.5%literacy
- 1,343females per 1,000 males

## Birkham PIN code and other codes

Birkham falls in Chandankiyari sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatEast Chandankiyari
- Community development blockChandankiyari
- Census village code362838

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

## How far is Birkham from nearby towns?

- Chandankiyari (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)33 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)27 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 Birkham?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Birkham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Birkham known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 6% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Birkham

Of every 100 households in Birkham in 2011, 3 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birkham · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**33%

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

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**77%

Use banking services ****32%**

**41%

Television ****20%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Birkham?

■ Birkham · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1343**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**959

Working population ****44.7%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 61.9% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 180 (32%) · **■** Marginal 344 (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 Chandankiyari

- Shankhakunri1,326 people
- Ghoragara1,290 people
- Chirda1,275 people
- Batboa1,267 people
- Kanchanpur1,219 people
- Agardi1,217 people
- Chandipur1,206 people
- Gurri1,162 people

[All 128 villages in Chandankiyari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chandankiyari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Birkham from Bokaro?33 km by road
- What is the population of Birkham?1,265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birkham in?Bokaro district (Chandankiyari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Birkham?65.5% (Census 2011)