# Biraha Village, Karchhana, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Karchhana, Allahabad 

# Biraha

Biraha is a village in Karchhana sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **892 people in 153 households**, the 206th largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 892people (2011)
- 153households
- 69.5%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Biraha

Of every 100 households in Biraha in 2011, 22 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Biraha · ■ Karchhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****77%**

**69%

Television ****31%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Biraha?

■ Biraha · ■ Karchhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**926

Working population ****21.9%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 52.0% for women. 35% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 14 (7%) · **■** Other work 24 (12%) · **■** Marginal 30 (15%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Karchhana

- Kabra914 people
- Chak Sangatdas910 people
- Sanjhi907 people
- Tiwari Kala894 people
- Hasimpur880 people
- Naiwa844 people
- Madara843 people
- Chak Puremian Khurd835 people

[All 333 villages in Karchhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/karchhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Biraha?892 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biraha in?Allahabad district (Karchhana sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Biraha?69.5% (Census 2011)