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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Parwati Devi
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- LGD code
- 348950
- Pincode
- 825401
- Post office
- Chatra (Chatra)
- Population
- 323
- Households
- 59
- Literacy rate
- 61.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1084 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 204
Census 2011 · in context
How Birekhap compares
By population, Birekhap ranks #63 of 124 villages in Kanha Chatti mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.9%
+10.2% vs mandal average
Birekhap61.9%
Kanha Chatti mandal51.7%
Chatra district48.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,084
+122 vs mandal average
Birekhap1,084
Kanha Chatti mandal962
Household size
people per home
5.5
−0.4 vs mandal average
Birekhap5.5
Kanha Chatti mandal5.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Birekhap at a glance
Birekhap is a village of 323 people in 59 households (Census 2011) in Kanha Chatti block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 63rd-largest of 124 villages in Kanha Chatti block. Literacy is 62%, 10 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,084 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 825401, served by Chatra (Chatra) post office; the LGD village code is 348950. The sarpanch is Parwati Devi, and the village votes in Gandey assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kalpana Murmu Soren. The population is estimated at 381 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Birekhap
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHATRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 21
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BAGCHUMA
- Total area (ha)
- 114
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 73.59
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Birekhap
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Birekhap
- LGD code
- 348950
- Pincode
- 825401
- Post office
- Chatra (Chatra)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 323
- Population (projected 2026)
- 381
- Households
- 59
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1084
- Literacy rate
- 61.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kodarma
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gandey
- Member of Parliament
- Annpurna Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kalpana Murmu Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Parwati Devi
- Block / Mandal
- Kanha Chatti
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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