# Biraili Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Biraili

Biraili is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,654 people in 239 households**, the 147th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,654people (2011)
- 239households
- 69.6%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Biraili

Of every 100 households in Biraili in 2011, 10 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Biraili · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**82%

Tap water ****32%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**45%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****49%**

**80%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 Biraili?

■ Biraili · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**920

Working population ****34.6%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 58.1% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 401 (70%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (10%) · **■** Marginal 87 (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 Shahganj

- Sithuapara1,664 people
- Mani Khurd1,662 people
- Kuhiya1,659 people
- Golhagaor1,658 people
- Iswarpur Urf Salahdipur1,652 people
- Gathana1,651 people
- Chhabawan1,647 people
- Targahana1,646 people

[All 543 villages in Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Biraili?1,654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biraili in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Biraili?69.6% (Census 2011)