# Birshimul Village, Indus, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Indus, Bankura 

# Birshimul

Birshimul is a village in Indus sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,815 people in 627 households**, the 13th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 2,815people (2011)
- 627households
- 70.9%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birshimul

Of every 100 households in Birshimul in 2011, 51 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birshimul · ■ Indus rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**28%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**80%

Use banking services ****46%**

**39%

Television ****25%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Birshimul?

■ Birshimul · ■ Indus rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753**

**964

Working population ****45.2%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 63.9% for women. 64% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 212 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 392 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 223 (18%) · **■** Marginal 443 (35%)

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 Indus

- Dongalan3,182 people
- Dighal Gram3,033 people
- Bamania2,918 people
- Adparakumrul2,863 people
- Mandra2,731 people
- Mangalpur2,665 people
- Khosbag2,538 people
- Indus2,479 people

[All 131 villages in Indus](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/indus/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birshimul?2,815 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birshimul in?Bankura district (Indus sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birshimul?70.9% (Census 2011)