# Biranai, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Biranai

Biranai is a village in [Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **748 people in 173 households**, the 109th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 748people (2011)
- 173households
- 77.8%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Biranai

Of every 100 households in Biranai in 2011, 38 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Biranai · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****89%**

**27%

Television ****9%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Biranai?

■ Biranai · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**936

Working population ****60.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 74.6% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (14%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 275 (61%)

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 Gangarampur

- Bishrail756 people
- Kharpa754 people
- Chhilimpur750 people
- Nazirpur749 people
- Damahar748 people
- Sidilim737 people
- Ashwinpara733 people
- Bajitpur722 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Biranai?748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biranai in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Biranai?77.8% (Census 2011)