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Biru

Panki mandal
Pincode 822122
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Biru is a village in Panki mandal, Palamu district, Jharkhand, with a population of 563 across 114 households. The literacy rate is 39.4%, and the postal code is 822122.

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RAJENDRA PANDEY
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LGD code
366271
Pincode
822122
Post office
Panki (Palamau)
Population
563
Households
114
Literacy rate
39.4%
Sex ratio
948 ♀/1000♂
Workers
302
Distance to district centre
215 km
Distance to mandal centre
231 km
Distance to Ranchi
107 km
Distance to Kolkata
392 km
Nearest railway station
Kanaroan · 35 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Shanti Bhavan Medical Center , Biru · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Biru compares

By population, Biru ranks #94 of 200 villages in Panki mandal.

Literacy rate
%
39.4%
−7.6% vs mandal average
Biru
39.4%
Panki mandal
47.0%
Palamu district
52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
948
−7 vs mandal average
Biru
948
Panki mandal
955
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
Biru
4.9
Panki mandal
5.1

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

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Biru at a glance

Biru is a village of 563 people in 114 households (Census 2011) in Panki block, Palamu district, Jharkhand, the 94th-largest of 200 villages in Panki block. Literacy is 39%, 8 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 948 women per 1,000 men. It lies 215 km from the Palamu district centre, 59 km from Sisai, the nearest town, 35 km from Kanaroan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 822122, served by Panki (Palamau) post office; the LGD village code is 366271. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shanti Bhavan Medical Center , Biru, 1 km away. The sarpanch is RAJENDRA PANDEY. The population is estimated at 664 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Tetrain

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Biru · this village56339%
Biru · Simdega4,36458%0 km N
Tamra · Simdega2,70951%4.1 km W
Tamra · Saraiyahat43955%4.1 km W
Garja · Simdega2,51459%13.4 km SW
Konmenjra · Thethaitangar2,26558%15.3 km SW
Kolebira · Kolebira4,65972%15 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Biru

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
15
Primary school
2
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
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DALTONGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
45
Distance to district HQ (km)
45
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
TETRAI
Total area (ha)
403
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
132.08

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

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Key facts — Biru

LGD code
366271
Pincode
822122
Post office
Panki (Palamau)
Population (Census 2011)
563
Population (projected 2026)
664
Households
114
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
948
Literacy rate
39.4%
Coordinates
22.68621°N, 84.55009°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Giridih
Member of Parliament
Chandra Prakash Choudhary
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RAJENDRA PANDEY
Block / Mandal
Panki
Getting there

How to reach Biru

Mandal centre
Panki · ≈ 231 km
≈ 7 h 55 min by car · 9 h 24 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Palamu · ≈ 215 km
≈ 7 h 20 min by car · 8 h 43 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,075 people
Sisai · ≈ 59 km
≈ 2 h by car · 2 h 23 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi107 kmcapital
  • Kolkata392 km
  • Hyderabad865 km
  • Delhi987 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKanaroan35 km
  • Hospital / PHCShanti Bhavan Medical Center , Biru1 km
  • CollegeRIMS,ROURKELA56 km
  • Police stationRaghunathpally police Station58 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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