Village · Hussainabad, Palamu # Birgain Birgain is a village in Hussainabad sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822116. The 2011 Census counted 104 people in 15 households, the 139th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 104 people (2011) - 15 households - 76.5% literacy - 822116 PIN code ## Birgain PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Birgain is 822116. Birgain falls in Hussainabad sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822116 - Community development block Hussainabad - Census village code 365071 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Birgain from nearby towns? - Hussainabad (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Birgain? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Birgain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Uprikalan - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Hussainabad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Medininagar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Birgain known for? The main crops are rice. About 96% of the 16 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Birgain Of every 100 households in Birgain in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Birgain · ■ Hussainabad rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 8% - Toilet within the home 7% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 93% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 53% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 60% 57% - Television 20% 12% - Mobile phone 73% 55% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 13% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 0% 25% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Birgain? ■ Birgain · ■ Hussainabad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.5% 64.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 600 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 533 938 - Working population 24.0% 33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 61.3% for women. 38% of men and 0% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (40%) · ■ Farm labourers 14 (56%) · ■ Other work 1 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Hussainabad - Kemo 117 people - Chauk Bishun 109 people - Rak Sahi 107 people - Araji Kamgarpur 104 people - Chaukhandi 104 people - Obra 104 people - Rupnaraenpur 103 people - Ekdari 100 people All 175 villages in Hussainabad ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Birgain? 822116 - What is the population of Birgain? 104 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birgain in? Palamu district (Hussainabad sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Birgain? 76.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/hussainabad/birgain/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.