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Birkera

बिरकेरा
Sisai mandal
Pincode 835824
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Birkera is a village in Sisai mandal, Gumla district, Jharkhand, with a population of 984 across 174 households. The village has a literacy rate of 53.7% and is located at coordinates 22.895°N, 84.407°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUBHANI DEVI
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LGD code
375696
Pincode
835824
Population
984
Households
174
Literacy rate
53.7%
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000♂
Workers
450
Distance to district centre
163 km
Distance to mandal centre
133 km
Distance to Ranchi
105 km
Distance to Kolkata
407 km
Nearest railway station
Kurkura · 55 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sadar Hospital · 20 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Birkera compares

By population, Birkera ranks #42 of 88 villages in Sisai mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.7%
+1.7% vs mandal average
Birkera
53.7%
Sisai mandal
52.0%
Gumla district
54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
972
−28 vs mandal average
Birkera
972
Sisai mandal
1,000
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.1 vs mandal average
Birkera
5.7
Sisai mandal
5.6

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

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Birkera at a glance

Birkera is a village of 984 people in 174 households (Census 2011) in Sisai block, Gumla district, Jharkhand, the 42nd-largest of 88 villages in Sisai block. Literacy is 54%, 2 points above the block average, and the sex ratio is 972 women per 1,000 men. It lies 163 km from the Gumla district centre, 48 km from Sisai, the nearest town, 55 km from Kurkura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 835824; the LGD village code is 375696. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sadar Hospital, 20 km away. The sarpanch is SUBHANI DEVI, and the village votes in Khijri assembly constituency, represented by Rajesh Kachhap. The population is estimated at 1,160 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Rerwa

Key facts — Birkera

LGD code
375696
Pincode
835824
Population (Census 2011)
984
Population (projected 2026)
1,160
Households
174
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
972
Literacy rate
53.7%
Coordinates
22.89507°N, 84.40651°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Ranchi
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Khijri
Member of Parliament
Sanjay Seth
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajesh Kachhap
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUBHANI DEVI
Block / Mandal
Sisai
Getting there

How to reach Birkera

Mandal centre
Sisai · ≈ 133 km
≈ 4 h 33 min by car · 5 h 24 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gumla · ≈ 163 km
≈ 5 h 35 min by car · 6 h 38 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
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi105 kmcapital
  • Kolkata407 km
  • Hyderabad870 km
  • Delhi961 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKurkura55 km
  • Hospital / PHCSadar Hospital20 km
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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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