# Birnagar Village, Murarai - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Murarai - I, Birbhum 

# Birnagar

Birnagar is a village in Murarai - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,699 people in 975 households**, the 10th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 4,699people (2011)
- 975households
- 50.4%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birnagar

Of every 100 households in Birnagar in 2011, 5 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Birnagar · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**26%

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

**16%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**86%

Use banking services ****10%**

**20%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**46%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Birnagar?

■ Birnagar · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**983

Working population ****33.0%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.6% for men and 45.2% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,036 (67%) · **■** Marginal 319 (21%)

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

- Palsa5,417 people
- Mahurapur5,348 people
- Ramchandrapur5,226 people
- Santoshpur4,910 people
- Banarampur3,786 people
- Bahadurpur3,684 people
- Uttar Kasila3,562 people
- Khanpur3,340 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birnagar?4,699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birnagar in?Birbhum district (Murarai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birnagar?50.4% (Census 2011)