# Birshimul Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - I, Barddhaman 

# Birshimul

Birshimul is a village in Memari - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,661 people in 387 households**, the 50th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,661people (2011)
- 387households
- 67.3%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birshimul

Of every 100 households in Birshimul in 2011, 30 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Birshimul · ■ Memari - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**43%

Tap water ****32%**

**24%

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

**37%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**74%

Use banking services ****68%**

**39%

Television ****14%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Birshimul?

■ Birshimul · ■ Memari - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763**

**973

Working population ****49.8%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 57.1% for women. 64% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 410 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 105 (13%) · **■** Marginal 257 (31%)

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 Memari - I

- Kashiara1,822 people
- Magra1,730 people
- Baidyadanga1,713 people
- Nihshanka1,686 people
- Bahabpur1,642 people
- Maglampur1,633 people
- Ghosh1,447 people
- Konarpara1,446 people

[All 112 villages in Memari - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birshimul?1,661 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birshimul in?Barddhaman district (Memari - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birshimul?67.3% (Census 2011)