# Biriha Village, Oupada, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Oupada, Baleshwar 

# Biriha

Biriha is a village in Oupada sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756049**. The 2011 Census counted **249 people in 57 households**, the 47th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 249people (2011)
- 57households
- 88.3%literacy
- 756049PIN code

## Biriha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Biriha is 756049.** Biriha falls in Oupada sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756049
- Gram panchayatTalakia
- Community development blockOupada
- Census village code393370

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

## How far is Biriha from nearby towns?

- Oupada (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)70 km by road
- Soro (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 Biriha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Biriha; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Talakia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Talakia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balasore
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Biriha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Biriha

Of every 100 households in Biriha in 2011, 74 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Biriha · ■ Oupada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****75%**

**54%

Television ****21%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Biriha?

■ Biriha · ■ Oupada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**950

Working population ****63.5%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.3% for men and 77.4% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (8%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 90 (57%)

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 Oupada

- Podapatana270 people
- Rangamatia266 people
- Astapatana259 people
- Jokagadia250 people
- Kasigadia235 people
- Basudeipur233 people
- Kalajhatia224 people
- Aghasul212 people

[All 79 villages in Oupada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/oupada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Biriha?756049
- How far is Biriha from Baleshwar?70 km by road
- What is the population of Biriha?249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biriha in?Baleshwar district (Oupada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Biriha?88.3% (Census 2011)