# Birchandrapur Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Birchandrapur

Birchandrapur is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,808 people in 879 households**, the 7th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 3,808people (2011)
- 879households
- 71.1%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birchandrapur

Of every 100 households in Birchandrapur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birchandrapur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****82%**

**55%

Television ****31%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Birchandrapur?

■ Birchandrapur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**975

Working population ****34.8%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 63.4% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 288 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (28%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 216 (16%) · **■** Marginal 421 (32%)

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 Mayureswar - I

- Sanakpur5,050 people
- Sekhpur4,638 people
- Hazipur4,345 people
- Rangtara4,120 people
- Lachhiator3,267 people
- Dabuk3,096 people
- Majharipara3,046 people
- Prachandapur2,961 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birchandrapur?3,808 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birchandrapur in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birchandrapur?71.1% (Census 2011)