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Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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Revenue village·Panki block·Palamu

Birbir

बिरबिर
Panki mandal
Pincode 822122
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Birbir observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Birbir

  • Durga Mandap · 3.5 km
  • Shiv Temple · 3.9 km
  • Cathedral of the Resurrection · 4.4 km

Named places of worship on record

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Birbir is a village in Panki mandal, Palamu district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 217 persons across 50 households. The literacy rate stands at 24.4%, with postal code 822122.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANITA DEVI
Contact: 99****5711
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LGD code
366358
Pincode
822122
Post office
Panki (Palamau)
Population
217
Households
50
Literacy rate
24.4%
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000♂
Workers
53
Distance to district centre
71 km
Distance to mandal centre
89 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 #146 of 200 villages in Panki mandal.

Literacy rate
%
24.4%
−22.6% vs mandal average
Birbir
24.4%
Panki mandal
47.0%
Palamu district
52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
920
−35 vs mandal average
Birbir
920
Panki mandal
955
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.8 vs mandal average
Birbir
4.3
Panki mandal
5.1

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

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Birbir at a glance

Birbir is a village of 217 people in 50 households (Census 2011) in Panki block, Palamu district, Jharkhand, the 146th-largest of 200 villages in Panki block. Literacy is 24%, 23 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 920 women per 1,000 men. It lies 71 km from the Palamu district centre, 24 km from Barkagaon, the nearest town, 7 km from Hazaribag Town railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 822122, served by Panki (Palamau) post office; the LGD village code is 366358. The nearest hospital or health centre is Max Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is ANITA DEVI. The population is estimated at 256 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Tal

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Birbir · this village21724%
Birbir · Hazaribag1,00748%0 km N
Birbir · Tandwa92751%0 km N
Birbir · Pratappur7918%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
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
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DALTONGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
62
Distance to district HQ (km)
62
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
TAL
Total area (ha)
482
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
404.47

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

Notice board · Birbir

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Birbir

LGD code
366358
Pincode
822122
Post office
Panki (Palamau)
Population (Census 2011)
217
Population (projected 2026)
256
Households
50
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
920
Literacy rate
24.4%
Coordinates
23.98223°N, 85.41123°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Giridih
Member of Parliament
Chandra Prakash Choudhary
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ANITA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Panki
Getting there

How to reach Birbir

Mandal centre
Panki · ≈ 89 km
≈ 3 h 2 min by car · 3 h 36 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Palamu · ≈ 71 km
≈ 2 h 26 min by car · 2 h 54 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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