Village · Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur
# Berail

Berail is a village in Kushmundi sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 2,459 people in 530 households, the 8th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.
- 2,459 people (2011)
- 530 households
- 68.8% literacy
- 1,039 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Berail

Of every 100 households in Berail in 2011, 22 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Berail · ■ Kushmundi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 22% 27%
- Toilet within the home 10% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 81%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 29%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 93%
- Use banking services 8% 18%
- Television 14% 12%
- Mobile phone 41% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 24%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Berail?

■ Berail · ■ Kushmundi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.8% 65.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1039 981
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1047 955
- Working population 45.1% 38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 60.8% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 687 (62%) · ■ Farm labourers 330 (30%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 23 (2%) · ■ Marginal 67 (6%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kushmundi
- Kasba 3,710 people
- Ukhalia 3,432 people
- Sarala 2,848 people
- Chandipur 2,627 people
- Chausa 2,432 people
- Udaypur 2,378 people
- Lohaganja 2,367 people
- Jarail 2,333 people

All 231 villages in Kushmundi

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Berail? 2,459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Berail in? Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kushmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Berail? 68.8% (Census 2011)

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