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Birkera observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
The principal temple recorded for Raidih mandal is Shiv Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Birkera itself.
Birkera is a village in Raidih mandal, Gumla district, Jharkhand, with a population of 955 across 189 households. It has a literacy rate of 56.5% and is situated at 22.895°N, 84.407°E with postal code 835232.
By population, Birkera ranks #27 of 61 villages in Raidih mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Birkera हे झारखंडच्या गुमला जिल्ह्यातील Raidih ब्लॉकमधील 955 लोकसंख्येचे 189 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Raidih ब्लॉकमधील 61 गावांत 27वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 57% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 58% पेक्षा 1 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 1,002 स्त्रिया. हे गुमला जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 163 किमी, जवळचे शहर Sisaiपासून 48 किमी, Kurkura रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 55 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 835232 आहे, Nawagarh (Gumla) पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 376310 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Sadar Hospital, 20 किमी अंतरावर. सरपंच ASHASUCHITA EKKA आहेत; गाव Khijri विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Rajesh Kachhap. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 1,126, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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