Village · Hirbandh, Bankura
# Biradihi

Biradihi is a village in Hirbandh sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 705 people in 155 households, the 44th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.
- 705 people (2011)
- 155 households
- 66.2% literacy
- 1,009 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Biradihi

Of every 100 households in Biradihi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Biradihi · ■ Hirbandh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 42% 32%
- Toilet within the home 3% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 94%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 90%
- Use banking services 99% 50%
- Television 3% 13%
- Mobile phone 13% 28%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 3% 31%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Biradihi?

■ Biradihi · ■ Hirbandh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.2% 64.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1009 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1324 969
- Working population 67.8% 44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 48.5% for women. 68% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 71 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 375 (78%) · ■ Other work 4 (1%) · ■ Marginal 28 (6%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Hirbandh
- Dhajamanipur 815 people
- Khandarani 787 people
- Masanjhar 752 people
- Mirgi 721 people
- Kaliapathar 687 people
- Jamdahara 654 people
- Ashatara 638 people
- Chalka 633 people

All 121 villages in Hirbandh

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Biradihi? 705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biradihi in? Bankura district (Hirbandh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Biradihi? 66.2% (Census 2011)

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