# Birkham Village, Ranibundh, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ranibundh, Bankura 

# Birkham

Birkham is a village in Ranibundh sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,943 people in 411 households**, the 9th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 1,943people (2011)
- 411households
- 68.7%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birkham

Of every 100 households in Birkham in 2011, 23 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birkham · ■ Ranibundh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**34%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Birkham?

■ Birkham · ■ Ranibundh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**951

Working population ****44.8%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 57.2% for women. 58% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (5%) · **■** Marginal 520 (60%)

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 Ranibundh

- Bansdiha2,207 people
- Kama2,189 people
- Dhanara2,170 people
- Rajakata2,077 people
- Tung Charar1,617 people
- Talgara1,589 people
- Halud Kanali1,502 people
- Jhilimili1,429 people

[All 186 villages in Ranibundh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/ranibundh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birkham?1,943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birkham in?Bankura district (Ranibundh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birkham?68.7% (Census 2011)