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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Shraddhanjali Sahu
Contact: 97****6775
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- LGD code
- 380166
- Pincode
- 768034
- Post office
- Ghess
- Population
- 1,567
- Households
- 418
- Literacy rate
- 74.7%
- Sex ratio
- 976 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 936
Census 2011 · in context
How Birjam compares
By population, Birjam ranks #7 of 44 villages in Melchhamunda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.7%
+7.7% vs mandal average
- Birjam
- 74.7%
- Melchhamunda mandal
- 67.0%
- Bargarh district
- 66.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
−20 vs mandal average
- Birjam
- 976
- Melchhamunda mandal
- 996
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Birjam
- 3.7
- Melchhamunda mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Birjam at a glance
Birjam is a village of 1,567 people in 418 households (Census 2011) in Melchhamunda block, Bargarh district, Odisha, the 7th-largest of 44 villages in Melchhamunda block. Literacy is 75%, 8 points above the block average of 67% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 768034, served by Ghess post office; the LGD village code is 380166. The sarpanch is Shraddhanjali Sahu, and the village votes in Patnagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo. The population is estimated at 1,847 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Birjam
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 17
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PADMAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Birjam
- Total area (ha)
- 567
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 8.63
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Birjam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Birjam
- LGD code
- 380166
- Pincode
- 768034
- Post office
- Ghess
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,567
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,847
- Households
- 418
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 976
- Literacy rate
- 74.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolangir
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Patnagarh
- Member of Parliament
- Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Shraddhanjali Sahu
- Block / Mandal
- Melchhamunda
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Manoj Meher Clinic (3.9 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 768034
Other villages in Melchhamunda mandal
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- Petupali
- Guderpali
- Ghanamal
- Kundakhai
- Gayan
- Sidhra
- Kelenda
- Kermeli
- Telmahul
- Beherapali
- Sanimal
- Kalangapali
- Sarangapur
- Bhundubahal
- Ambamunda
- Khaliamunda
- Pandripani
- Bijapali
- Samarpali
- Balipata
- Katapali
- Jampali
- Jhimbahal
- Kurlubahal
- Belmunda
- Brahmanipathar
- Dakshinnuapali
- Matiamahul
- Jamutpali
- Dhauramunda
- Badamal
- Baideshpali
- Kamalpadar
- Barhiapali
- Beherabahali
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)