# Birbegun Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Birbegun

Birbegun is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **304 people in 71 households**, the 59th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 304people (2011)
- 71households
- 45.6%literacy
- 842females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birbegun

Of every 100 households in Birbegun in 2011, 44 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birbegun · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**63%

Television ****24%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Birbegun?

■ Birbegun · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.6%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**926

Working population ****54.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.7% for men and 41.8% for women. 80% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 74 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (14%) · **■** Other work 65 (39%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Katwa - II

- Barakhanji489 people
- Mallikpur455 people
- Kabirajpur450 people
- Deriapur365 people
- Ulastikri66 people
- Char Brajanathpur37 people
- Baikunthapur26 people
- Okidattapur3 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birbegun?304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birbegun in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birbegun?45.6% (Census 2011)