# Biruha Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Biruha

Biruha is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,964 people in 472 households**, the 26th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,964people (2011)
- 472households
- 69.3%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Biruha

Of every 100 households in Biruha in 2011, 38 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Biruha · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**46%

Tap water ****16%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**6%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****77%**

**62%

Television ****28%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Biruha?

■ Biruha · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**963

Working population ****45.5%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 63.0% for women. 62% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (34%) · **■** Household industry 54 (6%) · **■** Other work 80 (9%) · **■** Marginal 304 (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 Kalna - II

- Medgachhi Paikpara2,009 people
- Ekchaka1,991 people
- Sabidpur1,978 people
- Arbelia1,966 people
- Goda Gobindabati1,946 people
- Kadamba1,937 people
- Badla1,935 people
- Anukhal1,887 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Biruha?1,964 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biruha in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Biruha?69.3% (Census 2011)