# Birsingha Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Birsingha

Birsingha is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **296 people in 79 households**, the 173rd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 296people (2011)
- 79households
- 94.8%literacy
- 850females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birsingha

Of every 100 households in Birsingha in 2011, 91 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birsingha · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****100%**

**57%

Television ****35%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**33%

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 Birsingha?

■ Birsingha · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**961

Working population ****37.2%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 90.2% for women. 67% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 110 (100%)

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 Sainthia

- Beran314 people
- Shimulia311 people
- Chak Dhara305 people
- Mahishadahari301 people
- Saoldihi293 people
- Tegharia293 people
- Gopikantapur289 people
- Ganutia288 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birsingha?296 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birsingha in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birsingha?94.8% (Census 2011)