Birkera ಗ್ರಾಮ, Simdega ಬ್ಲಾಕ್, Simdega ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ — ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 835223, ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ, ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ, ಹವಾಮಾನ

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Birkera is a village in Simdega mandal, Simdega district, Jharkhand, with a population of 649 across 124 households. The village has a literacy rate of 71.5% and is located at coordinates 22.895°N, 84.407°E.

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LGD code: 376434
Pincode: 835223
Post office: Simdega
Population: 649
Households: 124
Literacy rate: 71.5%
Sex ratio: 914 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 349
Distance to district centre: 78 km
Distance to mandal centre: 53 km
Distance to Ranchi: 105 km
Distance to Kolkata: 407 km
Nearest railway station: Kurkura · 55 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: Sadar Hospital · 20 km

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ · ಹೋಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ

Birkera ಹೋಲಿಕೆ

By population, Birkera ranks #35 of 61 villages in Simdega mandal.

Literacy rate

71.5%

+14.2% vs mandal average

Birkera: 71.5%
Simdega mandal: 57.3%
Simdega district: 57.3%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

914

−84 vs mandal average

Birkera: 914
Simdega mandal: 998

Household size

people per home

5.2

Same as the mandal average

Birkera: 5.2
Simdega mandal: 5.2

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

Birkera ಒಂದು ನೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ

Birkera ಝಾರ್ಖಂಡ್ದ Simdega ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Simdega ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿ 649 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 124 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Simdega ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ 61 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 35ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 72%, ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ ಸರಾಸರಿ 57% ಗಿಂತ 14 ಅಂಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 914 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಇದು Simdega ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ 78 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ Sisaiದಿಂದ 48 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, Kurkura ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಿಂದ 55 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಇದೆ (ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ ದೂರ). ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 835223, Simdega ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 376434. ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ Sadar Hospital, 20 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ದೂರ. ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು SHISHIR TOPPO; ಗ್ರಾಮ Sisai ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Jiga Susaran Horo. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 765, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.

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ಗ್ರಾಮ	ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ	ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ	ದೂರ
Birkera · ಈ ಗ್ರಾಮ	649	72%	—
Birkera · Sisai	984	54%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N
Birkera · Albert Ekka(Jari)	297	79%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N
Birkera · Raidih	955	57%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N
Birkera · Simdega	864	55%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N
Mokra · Raidih	1,088	37%	6.1 ಕಿ.ಮೀ SW
Tururma · Raidih	645	62%	11.5 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Birkera

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: No
Well water: No
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: No
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: Yes
Fair-price shop: Yes
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: SIMDEGA
Distance to nearest town (km): 8
All-weather road: No
Total area (ha): 524
Irrigated area (ha): 2.41
Forest area (ha): 56.54

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

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ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಮಾಹಿತಿ — Birkera

LGD code: 376434
Pincode: 835223
Post office: Simdega
Population (Census 2011): 649
Population (projected 2026): 765
Households: 124
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 914
Literacy rate: 71.5%
Coordinates: 22.89507°N, 84.40651°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Lohardaga
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Sisai
Member of Parliament: Sukhdeo Bhagat
Member of Legislative Assembly: Jiga Susaran Horo
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: SHISHIR TOPPO
Block / Mandal: Simdega
Nearest railway station: Bakaspur (56.9 km)

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Simdega district level

Then & Now

Birkera — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

649

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

765

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

124

Census 2011 baseline

+17.7%

Households · 2026

146

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 649Census 2011
Households: 124Census 2011
Literacy rate: 71.5%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 914 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 7652026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 1462026 projection
Active job cards: 98,476MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 52,687MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 2,58,40,261ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 907NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 68.8%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 84.1%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 71.3%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 81.1%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 70.6%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 46.4%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Simdega district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 15,65,258PMAY-G · 15,65,258 of 20,12,107 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Simdega district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 2,18,686Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Simdega district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

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Bakaspur
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Govindpur Road
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ತಲುಪುವ ದಾರಿ

Birkera ತಲುಪುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ

Mandal centre

Simdega · ≈ 53 km

≈ 1 h 49 min by car · 2 h 9 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Simdega · ≈ 78 km

≈ 2 h 40 min by car · 3 h 10 min by bike

Directions

Nearest town · 10,075 people

Sisai · ≈ 48 km

≈ 1 h 38 min by car · 1 h 57 min by bike

Directions

ನಗರಗಳಿಗೆ ದೂರ · ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ

Ranchi105 kmcapital
Kolkata407 km
Hyderabad870 km
Delhi961 km

ಪ್ರಕಾರವಾರು ಹತ್ತಿರದವು · ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ

Railway stationKurkura55 km
Hospital / PHCSadar Hospital20 km

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Jharkhand minister's daughter among 4 killed as car rams truck
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Birkera ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ ಏನು?

ಝಾರ್ಖಂಡ್, Simdega ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Simdega ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ Birkera ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 835223. ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ Simdega.

Birkera ಗೆ ಯಾವ ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ಸೇವೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ?

Birkera ಅಂಚೆ Simdega ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Simdega ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ Simdega ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ (ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 835223) ಮೂಲಕ ತಲುಪುತ್ತದೆ.

Birkera ಯಾವ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ?

Birkera ಭಾರತದ ಝಾರ್ಖಂಡ್, Simdega ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Simdega ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ.

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Birkera ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Birkera ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 649 124 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ.

Birkera ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತ್ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಯಾರು?

Birkera ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತಿಯ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು SHISHIR TOPPO.

Birkera ಸಾಕ್ಷರತಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Birkera ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 71.5%.

Birkera ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Birkera ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 914 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು.

Birkera ಹತ್ತಿರದ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಯಾವುದು?

Birkera ಹತ್ತಿರದ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ Kurkura (55 ಕಿ.ಮೀ).

Birkera ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಯಾವುದು?

Birkera ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ Sadar Hospital (20 ಕಿ.ಮೀ).

Birkera ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ ಯಾವುದು?

Sisai (ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 10,075, 2011) ಹತ್ತಿರದ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಪಟ್ಟಣ, Birkeraದಿಂದ ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 48 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Birkeraದಿಂದ Ranchi ಎಷ್ಟು ದೂರ?

Birkeraದಿಂದ Ranchi ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 105 ಕಿ.ಮೀ (ಝಾರ್ಖಂಡ್ ರಾಜಧಾನಿ); ರಸ್ತೆ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಮಾರು 136 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Birkeraದಿಂದ Kolkata ಎಷ್ಟು ದೂರ?

Birkeraದಿಂದ Kolkata ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 407 ಕಿ.ಮೀ; ರಸ್ತೆ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಮಾರು 530 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Birkera ಶಾಸಕರು ಯಾರು?

Birkera Sisai ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ (AC 67) ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ಹಾಲಿ ಶಾಸಕರು Jiga Susaran Horo (JMM).

Birkera ಸಂಸದರು ಯಾರು?

Birkera Lohardaga ಲೋಕಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ಹಾಲಿ ಸಂಸದರು Sukhdeo Bhagat (INC).

2026ರಲ್ಲಿ Birkera ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2026ರಲ್ಲಿ Birkera ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಸುಮಾರು 765, 2011ರ 649ಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಸುಮಾರು 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು (ರಾಜ್ಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ದರದ ಅಂದಾಜು).

Birkera LGD ಕೋಡ್ ಏನು?

Birkera ಗ್ರಾಮದ LGD ಕೋಡ್ 376434.

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Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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