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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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
2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ · ಹೋಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ
Birnagar ಹೋಲಿಕೆ
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).
Birnagar ಒಂದು ನೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ
Birnagar Biharದ Katihar ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Balrampur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿ 1,585 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 344 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Balrampur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ 156 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 39ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 42%, ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ ಸರಾಸರಿ 37% ಗಿಂತ 4 ಅಂಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 942 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಇದು Katihar ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ 47 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ Jianganjದಿಂದ 17 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, Purnia Court ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಿಂದ 4 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಇದೆ (ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ ದೂರ). ಪಿನ್ಕೋಡ್ 854317, Barsoighat ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 224762. ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾದವು: primary school, high school, bank, weekly market. ಗ್ರಾಮ Dhamdaha ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Leshi Singh. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 1,869, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.
ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತಿ: Sarif Nagar →
ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳ ಹೋಲಿಕೆ
ಅಕ್ಕಪಕ್ಕ ಹೋಲಿಸಿ →Complete this village · 3/7
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- A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur
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.
Notice board · Birnagar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಮಾಹಿತಿ — 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)
ತಲುಪುವ ದಾರಿ
Birnagar ತಲುಪುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ
ನಗರಗಳಿಗೆ ದೂರ · ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ
- Patna235 kmcapital
- Kolkata365 km
- Delhi1063 km
- Hyderabad1314 km
ಪ್ರಕಾರವಾರು ಹತ್ತಿರದವು · ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ
- 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
ಪೂಜಾ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳು · 5 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಒಳಗೆ
Temples & shrines near Birnagar
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ · 5 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಒಳಗೆ
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 ↗
ಅದೇ ಪಿನ್ಕೋಡ್
Villages sharing pincode 854317
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Birnagar ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳು
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View all 60+ →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)