# Birchandrapur, Sonamukhi, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonamukhi, Bankura 

# Birchandrapur

Birchandrapur is a village in [Sonamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/sonamukhi/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,666 people in 382 households**, the 26th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 1,666people (2011)
- 382households
- 62.6%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birchandrapur

Of every 100 households in Birchandrapur in 2011, 43 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birchandrapur · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**35%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**75%

Use banking services ****80%**

**53%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**22%

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 Birchandrapur?

■ Birchandrapur · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**948

Working population ****45.6%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 53.0% for women. 60% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 145 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (50%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (15%) · **■** Marginal 116 (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 Sonamukhi

- Manik Bazar1,757 people
- Radharamanpur1,732 people
- Ruppal1,684 people
- Majir Danga1,682 people
- Kuldanga1,575 people
- Dihipara1,574 people
- Dariapur1,548 people
- Patjor1,546 people

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

## Other places named Birchandrapur

- Birchandrapur · Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum · 3,808 people
- Birchandrapur · Village, Indpur, Bankura · 546 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birchandrapur?1,666 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birchandrapur in?Bankura district (Sonamukhi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birchandrapur?62.6% (Census 2011)