# Birai Village, Sarwan, Deoghar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarwan, Deoghar 

# Birai

Birai is a village in Sarwan sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **283 people in 44 households**, the 112th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 283people (2011)
- 44households
- 60.0%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Birai PIN code and other codes

Birai falls in Sarwan sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatLakhoriya
- Community development blockSarwan
- Census village code353909

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

## How far is Birai from nearby towns?

- Sarwan (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ)32 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)32 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 Birai?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Birai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Birai known for?

About 58% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Birai

Of every 100 households in Birai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birai · ■ Sarwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****9%**

**47%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Birai?

■ Birai · ■ Sarwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**955

Working population ****59.7%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 47.5% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 71 (42%)

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 Sarwan

- Bisunpur294 people
- Dasdih294 people
- Kurumtanr293 people
- Lachhudih289 people
- Jiruliya274 people
- Dharampur273 people
- Mrighbandhi271 people
- Sura268 people

[All 244 villages in Sarwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/sarwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Birai from Deoghar?32 km by road
- What is the population of Birai?283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birai in?Deoghar district (Sarwan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Birai?60.0% (Census 2011)