Village · Jarmundi, Dumka
# Birajpur

Birajpur is a village in Jarmundi sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814141. The 2011 Census counted 612 people in 140 households, the 59th largest of 470 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.
- 612 people (2011)
- 140 households
- 68.6% literacy
- 814141 PIN code

## Birajpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Birajpur is 814141. Birajpur falls in Jarmundi sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814141
- Gram panchayat Chorkheda
- Community development block Jarmundi
- Census village code 369991

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Birajpur from nearby towns?
- Jarmundi (sub-district HQ) 0 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 28 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Birajpur?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Birajpur known for?

The main crops are rice. About 32% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Birajpur

Of every 100 households in Birajpur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Birajpur · ■ Jarmundi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 54% 26%
- Toilet within the home 5% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 94%
- Tap water 85% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 97%
- Use banking services 76% 49%
- Television 15% 7%
- Mobile phone 21% 23%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 38% 27%
- Own their home 98% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Birajpur?

■ Birajpur · ■ Jarmundi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.6% 58.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 993 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1040 950
- Working population 39.9% 49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 58.1% for women. 49% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 6 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 28 (11%) · ■ Marginal 204 (84%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jarmundi
- Singhni 626 people
- Ghartopi 625 people
- Kherwa 625 people
- Nawadih 613 people
- Kanhaiyapur 608 people
- Mahubana 603 people
- Kairajori 596 people
- Patsara 583 people

All 512 villages in Jarmundi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Birajpur? 814141
- How far is Birajpur from Dumka? 28 km by road
- What is the population of Birajpur? 612 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birajpur in? Dumka district (Jarmundi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Birajpur? 68.6% (Census 2011)

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