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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
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Birkel താരതമ്യം
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 ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Birkel ഒഡീഷയിലെ ബലാൻഗീർ ജില്ല, Loisinga ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 905 പേർ 240 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Loisinga ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 186 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 61-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 59%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 61% നേക്കാൾ 3 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 967 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 767002, Rajendra College (Balangir) പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 419990. പ്രസിഡന്റ് Kiran Sahu; ഗ്രാമം Bolangir നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 1,067, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Badimunda →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
അടുത്തടുത്ത് താരതമ്യം →| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkel · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 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
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — 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)