# Birbad Village, Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Birbad

Birbad is a village in Ghatshila sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832303**. The 2011 Census counted **63 people in 11 households**, the 139th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 63people (2011)
- 11households
- 71.9%literacy
- 832303PIN code

## Birbad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Birbad is 832303.** Birbad falls in Ghatshila sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832303
- Gram panchayatBanki
- Community development blockGhatshila
- Census village code363527

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

## How far is Birbad from nearby towns?

- Ghatshila (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Purbi Singhbhum (district HQ)65 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)65 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 Birbad?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Birbad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Baki
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 h winter

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 Birbad known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 31% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Birbad

Of every 100 households in Birbad in 2011, 91 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birbad · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**77%

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

**27%

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

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****64%**

**56%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Birbad?

■ Birbad · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**983

Working population ****27.0%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 59.3% for women. 44% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (6%) · **■** Other work 3 (18%) · **■** Marginal 9 (53%)

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 Ghatshila

- Terapani83 people
- Banskatiya81 people
- Budhraysai76 people
- Kodakocha76 people
- Sundar Kanali63 people
- Bodhpur62 people
- Makuli Jangli53 people
- Dumarbahal47 people

[All 157 villages in Ghatshila](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/ghatshila/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Birbad?832303
- How far is Birbad from Purbi Singhbhum?65 km by road
- What is the population of Birbad?63 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birbad in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Ghatshila sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Birbad?71.9% (Census 2011)