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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kiran Sahu
Contact: 89****6820
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- LGD code
- 419990
- Pincode
- 767002
- Post office
- Rajendra College (Balangir)
- Population
- 905
- Households
- 240
- Literacy rate
- 58.8%
- Sex ratio
- 967 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 387
Census 2011 · in context
How Birkel compares
By population, Birkel ranks #61 of 186 villages in Loisinga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.8%
−2.6% vs mandal average
- Birkel
- 58.8%
- Loisinga mandal
- 61.4%
- Balangir district
- 56.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
967
−16 vs mandal average
- Birkel
- 967
- Loisinga mandal
- 983
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Birkel
- 3.8
- Loisinga mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Birkel at a glance
Birkel is a village of 905 people in 240 households (Census 2011) in Loisinga block, Balangir district, Odisha, the 61st-largest of 186 villages in Loisinga block. Literacy is 59%, 3 points below the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 767002, served by Rajendra College (Balangir) post office; the LGD village code is 419990. The sarpanch is Kiran Sahu, and the village votes in Bolangir assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo. The population is estimated at 1,067 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Badimunda →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkel · this village | 905 | 59% | — |
| Kuturapali · Balangir | 918 | 66% | — |
| Badimunda · Loisinga | 658 | 60% | — |
| Maharpali · Balangir | 479 | 49% | — |
| Sunaripali · Balangir | 32 | 66% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Birkel
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 13
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BALANGIR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Badimunda
- Total area (ha)
- 260
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 6.1
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Birkel
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Key facts — Birkel
- LGD code
- 419990
- Pincode
- 767002
- Post office
- Rajendra College (Balangir)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 905
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,067
- Households
- 240
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 967
- Literacy rate
- 58.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolangir
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bolangir
- Member of Parliament
- Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Kiran Sahu
- Block / Mandal
- Loisinga
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Bishwajit Das (9.8 km)
- Nearest post office
- Head Post Office (11.0 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (10.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Balangir Junction (10.9 km)
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)