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Birbir

Pratappur mandal
Pincode 825404
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Basanti Devi
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LGD code
348351
Pincode
825404
Post office
Pratappur (Chatra)
Population
79
Households
15
Literacy rate
17.7%
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000♂
Workers
34
Distance to district centre
73 km
Distance to mandal centre
33 km
Distance to Ranchi
72 km
Distance to Kolkata
340 km
Nearest railway station
Hazaribag Town · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Max Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Birbir compares

By population, Birbir ranks #152 of 176 villages in Pratappur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
17.7%
−24.9% vs mandal average
Birbir
17.7%
Pratappur mandal
42.6%
Chatra district
48.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
927
−19 vs mandal average
Birbir
927
Pratappur mandal
946
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.4 vs mandal average
Birbir
5.3
Pratappur mandal
5.7

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

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Birbir at a glance

Birbir is a village of 79 people in 15 households (Census 2011) in Pratappur block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 152nd-largest of 176 villages in Pratappur block. Literacy is 18%, 25 points below the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 927 women per 1,000 men. It lies 73 km from the Chatra district centre, 24 km from Barkagaon, the nearest town, 7 km from Hazaribag Town railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825404, served by Pratappur (Chatra) post office; the LGD village code is 348351. The nearest hospital or health centre is Max Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Basanti Devi, and the village votes in Barkatha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amit Kumar Yadav. The population is estimated at 93 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Pratappur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Birbir · this village7918%
Birbir · Panki21724%0 km N
Birbir · Hazaribag1,00748%0 km N
Birbir · Tandwa92751%0 km N
Birbir · Bariyatu45425%0 km N
Damaro · Nawa Bazar1,49256%1 km W
Rajhara · Nawa Bazar4,35661%1 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Birbir

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
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
1
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHATRA
Distance to nearest town (km)
50
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
1
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
PRATAPPUR
Total area (ha)
54
Irrigated area (ha)
4
Forest area (ha)
31.63

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

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Key facts — Birbir

LGD code
348351
Pincode
825404
Post office
Pratappur (Chatra)
Population (Census 2011)
79
Population (projected 2026)
93
Households
15
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
927
Literacy rate
17.7%
Coordinates
23.98223°N, 85.41123°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Barkatha
Member of Parliament
Annpurna Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Amit Kumar Yadav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Basanti Devi
Block / Mandal
Pratappur
Getting there

How to reach Birbir

Mandal centre
Pratappur · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 7 min by car · 1 h 20 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chatra · ≈ 73 km
≈ 2 h 30 min by car · 2 h 58 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,689 people
Barkagaon · ≈ 24 km
≈ 50 min by car · 1 h by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi72 kmcapital
  • Kolkata340 km
  • Delhi966 km
  • Hyderabad1028 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationHazaribag Town7 km
  • Hospital / PHCMax Hospital3 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank4 km
  • Petrol pumpKargil Petrol Pump4 km
  • CollegeVINOBA BHAVE UNIVERCITY6 km
  • Police stationRajrappa Police Station51 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Birbir

4 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Birbir

2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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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
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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