# Birikera Village, Brahmani Tarang, Sundargarh (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/brahmani-tarang/birikera/ Village · Brahmani Tarang, Sundargarh # Birikera Birikera is a village in Brahmani Tarang sub-district of Sundargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **770037**. The 2011 Census counted **3,840 people in 757 households**, the 1st largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 3,840people (2011) - 757households - 74.5%literacy - 770037PIN code ## Birikera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Birikera is 770037.** Birikera falls in Brahmani Tarang sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha. - PIN code770037 - Gram panchayatBirkera - Community development blockLathikata - Census village code384590 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Birikera from nearby towns? - Brahmani Tarang (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Sundargarh (district HQ)122 km by road - Raurkela (nearest town)30 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 Birikera? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Birikera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rourkela - ○Degree college10+ km · Rourkela - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rourkela - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 Birikera known for? The main crops are **paddy, ragi and wheat**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Birikera Of every 100 households in Birikera in 2011, 27 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Birikera · ■ Brahmani Tarang rural average Electricity for lighting ****27%** **32% Toilet within the home ****13%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **89% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **85% Use banking services ****30%** **45% Television ****18%** **18% Mobile phone ****34%** **31% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **17% Own their home ****91%** **88% 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 Birikera? ■ Birikera · ■ Brahmani Tarang rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1264** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **980 Working population ****52.8%** **45.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 71.0% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 216 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 365 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1,423 (70%) 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 Brahmani Tarang - Balanda3,834 people - Tainsar2,960 people - Garjan2,764 people - Lungei2,430 people [All 48 villages in Brahmani Tarang](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/brahmani-tarang/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Birikera?770037 - How far is Birikera from Sundargarh?122 km by road - What is the population of Birikera?3,840 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birikera in?Sundargarh district (Brahmani Tarang sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Birikera?74.5% (Census 2011)