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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Birbir is a village in Panki mandal, Palamu district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 217 persons across 50 households. The literacy rate stands at 24.4%, with postal code 822122.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANITA DEVI
Contact: 99****5711
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- LGD code
- 366358
- Pincode
- 822122
- Post office
- Panki (Palamau)
- Population
- 217
- Households
- 50
- Literacy rate
- 24.4%
- Sex ratio
- 920 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 53
- Distance to district centre
- 71 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 89 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 72 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 340 km
- Nearest railway station
- Hazaribag Town · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Max Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Birbir compares
By population, Birbir ranks #146 of 200 villages in Panki mandal.
Literacy rate
%
24.4%
−22.6% vs mandal average
Birbir24.4%
Panki mandal47.0%
Palamu district52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
920
−35 vs mandal average
Birbir920
Panki mandal955
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.8 vs mandal average
Birbir4.3
Panki mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Birbir at a glance
Birbir is a village of 217 people in 50 households (Census 2011) in Panki block, Palamu district, Jharkhand, the 146th-largest of 200 villages in Panki block. Literacy is 24%, 23 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 920 women per 1,000 men. It lies 71 km from the Palamu district centre, 24 km from Barkagaon, the nearest town, 7 km from Hazaribag Town railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 822122, served by Panki (Palamau) post office; the LGD village code is 366358. The nearest hospital or health centre is Max Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is ANITA DEVI. The population is estimated at 256 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Birbir
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- 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
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DALTONGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 62
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 62
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TAL
- Total area (ha)
- 482
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 404.47
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Birbir
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Birbir
- LGD code
- 366358
- Pincode
- 822122
- Post office
- Panki (Palamau)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 217
- Population (projected 2026)
- 256
- Households
- 50
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 920
- Literacy rate
- 24.4%
- Coordinates
- 23.98223°N, 85.41123°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Member of Parliament
- Chandra Prakash Choudhary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANITA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Panki
Getting there
How to reach Birbir
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi72 kmcapital
- Kolkata340 km
- Delhi966 km
- Hyderabad1028 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHazaribag Town7 km
- Hospital / PHCMax Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankPunjab National Bank4 km
- Petrol pumpKargil Petrol Pump4 km
- CollegeVINOBA BHAVE UNIVERCITY6 km
- Police stationRajrappa Police Station51 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Birbir
4 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Birbir
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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