# Birhu Village, Simaria, Chatra (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Simaria, Chatra 

# Birhu

Birhu is a village in Simaria sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825103**. The 2011 Census counted **826 people in 135 households**, the 53rd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 826people (2011)
- 135households
- 67.1%literacy
- 825103PIN code

## Birhu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Birhu is 825103.** Birhu falls in Simaria sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825103
- Gram panchayatChope
- Community development blockSimaria
- Census village code349399

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

## How far is Birhu from nearby towns?

- Chatra (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Chatra (district HQ)55 km by road
- Hazaribagh (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 Birhu?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Birhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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

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 Birhu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 41% of the 471 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 Birhu

Of every 100 households in Birhu in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birhu · ■ Simaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**12%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****50%**

**55%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**28%

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 Birhu?

■ Birhu · ■ Simaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**986

Working population ****33.2%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 59.1% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (8%) · **■** Marginal 188 (69%)

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 Simaria

- Sohar Kalan910 people
- Manatu884 people
- Tibab875 people
- Tapsa837 people
- Katia803 people
- Urub698 people
- Kori689 people
- Hurmur659 people

[All 100 villages in Simaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/simaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Birhu?825103
- How far is Birhu from Chatra?55 km by road
- What is the population of Birhu?826 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birhu in?Chatra district (Simaria sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Birhu?67.1% (Census 2011)