Birbanki | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Birbanki Location in Jharkhand, India  Birbanki Birbanki (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°53′28″N 85°30′59″E / 22.891032°N 85.516256°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Khunti |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,681 |
| Languages * | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 835216 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06528 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 23 |
| Literacy | 37.91% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Khunti |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Tamar |
| Website | khunti |
Birbanki is a village in the Arki CD block in the Khunti Sadar subdivision of the Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Birbanki is located at 22°53′28″N 85°30′55″E / 22.891032°N 85.515256°E
Area overview
In the adjacent map the area shown is "undulating and covered with hills, hillocks and jungles (jungles/ forests are shown as shaded area in the map). The soil of the area is rocky, sandy and red loam upland. There are paddy fields only in the depressions. It has a gentle slope adjacent to the streams."[1] A major part of the district is in the altitude range of 500–700 metres (1,600–2,300 ft), with up to ± 200 m for some parts.[2] In 2011, it had a density of population of 210 persons per sq km. Khunti is an overwhelmingly rural district with 91.5% of the population living in rural areas.[3] Famous places in this area are Ulihatu, the birth place of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, and Dombari Buru, the central point of his activity.[4]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Birbanki had a total population of 2,681, of which 1,346 (50%) were males and 1,335 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 497 The total number of literate persons in Birbanki was 828 (37.91% of the population over 6 years).[5]
(*For language details see Arki block#Language and religion)
Education
Project High School Birbanki is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1981. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a playground and a library with 226 books.[6]
Healthcare
There is a Primary Health Centre in Birbanki.[7]
References
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 9-10: Topographical and geographical features. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Report on Slope, Aspect and Altitude of Khunti District, Jharkhand State" (PDF). Page 9: Physiography, Page 17: Altitude. Jharkhand Space Applications Centre, Department of Information Technology, Government of Jharkhand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 32: Census findings, population and its distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Places of Interest". Ulihatu and Dombari Buru. Khunti district administration. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 375340, pages 132-133. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Project High School Birbanki, Arki". Schools.org. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Hospital List". Khunti district administration. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
This page was last edited on 13 October 2023, at 07:36