# Birk Village, Phillaur, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/phillaur/birk/ Village · Phillaur, Jalandhar # Birk Birk is a village in Phillaur sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144632**. The 2011 Census counted **5,264 people in 1,152 households**, the 7th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 5,264people (2011) - 1,152households - 80.8%literacy - 144632PIN code ## Birk PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Birk is 144632.** Birk falls in Phillaur sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144632 - Gram panchayatBirk - Community development blockPhillaur - Census village code030203 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Birk from nearby towns? - Phillaur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)30 km by road - Goraya (nearest town)5 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 Birk? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Birk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Phagwara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Phagwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Birk known for? The main crops are **wheat, cotton and sugarcane**. Products made here include spare parts. About 89% of the 670 hectares of village land is sown, and 596 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 Birk Of every 100 households in Birk in 2011, 97 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Birk · ■ Phillaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****73%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **22% Tap water ****12%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **54% Use banking services ****79%** **78% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****63%** **76% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****42%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****85%** **91% 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 Birk? ■ Birk · ■ Phillaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **882 Working population ****34.4%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 77.1% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 219 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (1%) · **■** Household industry 45 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,164 (64%) · **■** Marginal 370 (20%) 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 Phillaur - Bundala6,884 people - Bara Pind6,327 people - Talwan6,262 people - Samrai5,408 people - Lasara4,502 people - Ganna Pind4,465 people - Nangal4,220 people - Dosanjh Kalan3,883 people [All 236 villages in Phillaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/phillaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Birk?144632 - How far is Birk from Jalandhar?30 km by road - What is the population of Birk?5,264 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birk in?Jalandhar district (Phillaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Birk?80.8% (Census 2011)