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Birnagar

बिरनगर
Balrampur mandal
Pincode 854317
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Birnagar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temples near Birnagar

  • Chitragupt Mandir · 0.7 km
  • Shiv Mandir · 1.1 km
  • Ashirwad club kalibari · 1.3 km

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Birnagar is a village in Balrampur mandal, Katihar district, Bihar with a population of 1,585 across 344 households. The village has a literacy rate of 41.5%, PIN code 854317, and is situated at 25.757°N, 87.474°E.

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LGD code
224762
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population
1,585
Households
344
Literacy rate
41.5%
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000♂
Workers
401
Distance to district centre
47 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Patna
235 km
Distance to Kolkata
365 km
Nearest railway station
Purnia Court · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Saloni Nursing Home · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Birnagar compares

By population, Birnagar ranks #39 of 156 villages in Balrampur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
41.5%
+4.3% vs mandal average
Birnagar
41.5%
Balrampur mandal
37.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
942
+8 vs mandal average
Birnagar
942
Balrampur mandal
934
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.3 vs mandal average
Birnagar
4.6
Balrampur mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Birnagar at a glance

Birnagar is a village of 1,585 people in 344 households (Census 2011) in Balrampur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 39th-largest of 156 villages in Balrampur block. Literacy is 42%, 4 points above the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 942 women per 1,000 men. It lies 47 km from the Katihar district centre, 17 km from Jianganj, the nearest town, 4 km from Purnia Court railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 224762. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, high school, bank, weekly market. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 1,869 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sarif Nagar

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Birnagar · this village1,58542%
Goasi · Krityanand Nagar7,51341%5.9 km W
Kasba · Sultanganj012.8 km NE
Kasba · Musahri12.8 km NE
Kasba · Surajgarha3,84862%12.8 km NE
Kasba · Shambhuganj4,12356%12.8 km NE
Kasba · Dhuraiya96061%12.8 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Birnagar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DALKHOLA(W.B.)
Distance to nearest town (km)
4
Distance to district HQ (km)
69
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
SHARIF NAGAR
Total area (ha)
140.18
Irrigated area (ha)
47
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Birnagar

LGD code
224762
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population (Census 2011)
1,585
Population (projected 2026)
1,869
Households
344
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
942
Literacy rate
41.5%
Coordinates
25.75679°N, 87.47420°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Block / Mandal
Balrampur
Nearest bank
SBI (0.5 km)
Getting there

How to reach Birnagar

Mandal centre
Balrampur · ≈ 4.5 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 47 km
≈ 1 h 36 min by car · 1 h 54 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,545 people
Jianganj · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 42 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna235 kmcapital
  • Kolkata365 km
  • Delhi1063 km
  • Hyderabad1314 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPurnia Court4 km
  • Bus stopArgara Chowk3 km
  • Hospital / PHCSaloni Nursing Home3 km
  • ATM / bankSBI<1 km
  • Petrol pumpMaha Laxmi Fuel Centre<1 km
  • CollegeGoverment Polytechnic College Purnea<1 km
  • Police stationMaranga Police Thana1 km
Nearest to the village
Bank / ATM
SBIunder 1 km
Petrol pump
Maha Laxmi Fuel Centreunder 1 km
Market
Polytechnic chowkunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • Primary school
  • High school
  • Bank
  • Weekly market
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Birnagar

8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Birnagar

10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

  • 🏫EuroKids PreSchool in Ram NagarSchool<1 km ↗
  • 🎓Goverment Polytechnic College PurneaCollege<1 km ↗
  • 🎓Purnea College of EngineeringCollege<1 km ↗
  • 🎓B.B.M. High schoolHigh school1.1 km ↗
  • 🏫Bijendra Public SchoolSchool1.1 km ↗
  • 🎓SWADESHI COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONCollege2.0 km ↗
  • 🎓Vidya Vihar Institute of TechnologyCollege2.1 km ↗
  • 🎓VVIT BCA/BBA BuildingCollege2.1 km ↗
  • 🎓VVIT B.Tech BuildingCollege2.2 km ↗
  • 🏫Government Primary School Vikrampatti (Not Musahri)School4.5 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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