# Birkicha Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Birkicha

Birkicha is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **872 people in 215 households**, the 82nd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 872people (2011)
- 215households
- 74.4%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birkicha

Of every 100 households in Birkicha in 2011, 53 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Birkicha · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**82%

Use banking services ****100%**

**61%

Television ****27%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Birkicha?

■ Birkicha · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**972

Working population ****50.3%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 68.9% for women. 65% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (7%) · **■** Marginal 406 (92%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Bidyadharpur894 people
- Jahanabad891 people
- Sangri Mahula884 people
- Baradiha875 people
- Araji Muluk860 people
- Bayradihi856 people
- Uttar Gopinathpur852 people
- Tatarpur835 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birkicha?872 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birkicha in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birkicha?74.4% (Census 2011)