# Birul Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/birul/ Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone # Birul Birul is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,788 people in 341 households**, the 33rd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,788people (2011) - 341households - 52.7%literacy - 1,036females per 1,000 males ## Birul PIN code and other codes Birul falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhikangaon - Census village code477491 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Birul from nearby towns? - Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)50 km by road - Bhikangaon (nearest town)10 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 Birul? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Birul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhikangaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhikangaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Birul known for? The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and jawar**. About 70% of the 1,315 hectares of village land is sown, and 409 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 Birul Of every 100 households in Birul in 2011, 71 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Birul · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **77% Toilet within the home ****16%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **91% Tap water ****62%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****28%** **32% Television ****12%** **20% Mobile phone ****33%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****53%** **50% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Birul? ■ Birul · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **936 Working population ****49.5%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.8% for men and 42.0% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 509 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (31%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (7%) · **■** Marginal 35 (4%) 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 Bhikangaon - Machhalgaon1,870 people - Nargaon1,828 people - Umariya1,806 people - Mohali1,798 people - Sagur1,743 people - Pattharwada1,714 people - Kaldha1,680 people - Jamnya1,656 people [All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Birul from Khargone?50 km by road - What is the population of Birul?1,788 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birul in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Birul?52.7% (Census 2011)