# Birsi Village, Amgaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/amgaon/birsi/ Village · Amgaon, Gondiya # Birsi Birsi is a village in Amgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,920 people in 413 households**, the 21st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%. - 1,920people (2011) - 413households - 86.9%literacy - 1,040females per 1,000 males ## Birsi PIN code and other codes Birsi falls in Amgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAmgaon - Census village code537941 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Birsi from nearby towns? - Amgaon (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)25 km by road - Gondiya (nearest town)25 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 Birsi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Birsi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amgaon - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Amgaon - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Amgaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Birsi known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 55% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Birsi Of every 100 households in Birsi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Birsi · ■ Amgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **83% Toilet within the home ****49%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **50% Tap water ****21%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **94% Use banking services ****81%** **75% Television ****29%** **30% Mobile phone ****29%** **38% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **15% Own their home ****93%** **96% 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 Birsi? ■ Birsi · ■ Amgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%** **84.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **973 Working population ****52.2%** **54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.2% for men and 78.9% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 155 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 304 (30%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 427 (43%) · **■** Marginal 104 (10%) 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 Amgaon - Malni2,033 people - Kalimati2,018 people - Bothali2,016 people - Dahegaon2,001 people - Pangaon1,914 people - Bhosa1,894 people - Kindgipar.1,882 people - Anjora.1,875 people [All 81 villages in Amgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/amgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Birsi from Gondiya?25 km by road - What is the population of Birsi?1,920 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birsi in?Gondiya district (Amgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Birsi?86.9% (Census 2011)