# Birahimpur Village, Murarai - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Murarai - I, Birbhum 

# Birahimpur

Birahimpur is a village in Murarai - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **889 people in 219 households**, the 54th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 889people (2011)
- 219households
- 54.2%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birahimpur

Of every 100 households in Birahimpur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Birahimpur · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****8%**

**20%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Birahimpur?

■ Birahimpur · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1197**

**983

Working population ****26.5%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.0% for men and 51.1% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 39 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (62%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 38 (16%)

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 Murarai - I

- Dakshin Kasila1,036 people
- Kestara998 people
- Fatepur997 people
- Chanchali898 people
- Singhanagar857 people
- Ganeshpur825 people
- Tegharia820 people
- Pera812 people

[All 80 villages in Murarai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birahimpur?889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birahimpur in?Birbhum district (Murarai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birahimpur?54.2% (Census 2011)