# Biur, Patrasayer, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Patrasayer, Bankura 

# Biur

Biur is a village in [Patrasayer](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/patrasayer/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **4,105 people in 884 households**, the 5th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 4,105people (2011)
- 884households
- 64.9%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Biur

Of every 100 households in Biur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Biur · ■ Patrasayer rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****44%**

**44%

Television ****19%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Biur?

■ Biur · ■ Patrasayer rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**946

Working population ****43.0%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 58.2% for women. 59% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 265 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 526 (30%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 349 (20%) · **■** Marginal 595 (34%)

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 Patrasayer

- Patrasair10,844 people
- Birsingha5,231 people
- Chak Patra Saer5,100 people
- Kanta Ban4,209 people
- Patit Dommahal3,971 people
- Jamkuri3,348 people
- Rasulpur3,266 people
- Krishna Nagar3,173 people

[All 160 villages in Patrasayer](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/patrasayer/villages/)

## Other places named Biur

- Biur · Village, Shirala, Sangli · 2,849 people
- Biur · Village, Chainpur, Kaimur · 2,605 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Biur?4,105 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biur in?Bankura district (Patrasayer sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Biur?64.9% (Census 2011)