# Birchandranagar Village, Gournagar, North Tripura (Tripura) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/north-tripura/gournagar/birchandranagar/ Village · Gournagar, North Tripura # Birchandranagar Birchandranagar is a village in Gournagar sub-district of North Tripura district, Tripura, PIN code **799280**. The 2011 Census counted **3,325 people in 751 households**, the 12th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%. - 3,325people (2011) - 751households - 86.1%literacy - 799280PIN code ## Birchandranagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Birchandranagar is 799280.** Birchandranagar falls in Gournagar sub-district, North Tripura district, Tripura. - PIN code799280 - Community development blockGournagar - Census village code272605 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Birchandranagar from nearby towns? - Gournagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kailasahar (district HQ)12 km by road - Kailasahar (nearest town)12 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 Birchandranagar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Birchandranagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Bilashpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kailasahar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kailasahar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 19 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 Birchandranagar known for? The main crops are **wheat, crops and paddy**. Products made here include raw hides & skin, pottery, bamboo stick, cane goods, baboo crafts and towel. About 65% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Birchandranagar Of every 100 households in Birchandranagar in 2011, 50 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Birchandranagar · ■ Gournagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **56% Toilet within the home ****94%** **84% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **14% Tap water ****67%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **93% Use banking services ****63%** **73% Television ****26%** **26% Mobile phone ****43%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **34% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Birchandranagar? ■ Birchandranagar · ■ Gournagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%** **83.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028** **981 Working population ****43.4%** **36.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 84.0% for women. 57% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 392 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (18%) · **■** Household industry 54 (4%) · **■** Other work 392 (27%) · **■** Marginal 351 (24%) 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 Gournagar - Rangrung3,958 people - Samrurpar3,892 people - Fultali3,795 people - Chandipur3,431 people - Jalai3,193 people - Deorachhara3,176 people - Bilashpur3,034 people - Laxmipur2,872 people [All 39 villages in Gournagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/north-tripura/gournagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Birchandranagar?799280 - How far is Birchandranagar from Kailasahar?12 km by road - What is the population of Birchandranagar?3,325 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birchandranagar in?North Tripura district (Gournagar sub-district), Tripura - What is the literacy rate of Birchandranagar?86.1% (Census 2011)