# Birahar Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Birahar

Birahar is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **795 people in 210 households**, the 67th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 795people (2011)
- 210households
- 77.7%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birahar

Of every 100 households in Birahar in 2011, 83 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birahar · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**16%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**24%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**32%

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 Birahar?

■ Birahar · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**973

Working population ****44.0%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 66.2% for women. 56% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (7%) · **■** Marginal 261 (75%)

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 Harirampur

- Bagulahar826 people
- Asal Banagram825 people
- Dhulinakor825 people
- Ramkrishnapur813 people
- Sigram766 people
- Fatepur741 people
- Nendra731 people
- Surahar731 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birahar?795 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birahar in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birahar?77.7% (Census 2011)