# Birpur Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Birpur

Birpur is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,595 people in 364 households**, the 60th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,595people (2011)
- 364households
- 75.7%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birpur

Of every 100 households in Birpur in 2011, 52 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Birpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**48%

Tap water ****4%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**84%

Use banking services ****96%**

**58%

Television ****45%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Birpur?

■ Birpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1318**

**962

Working population ****44.8%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 70.0% for women. 62% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 211 (30%) · **■** Marginal 282 (39%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Dedhara1,706 people
- Hazipur1,702 people
- Kanuibanka1,677 people
- Banna1,626 people
- Chenchua1,594 people
- Chaitanya Bati1,577 people
- Dakshin Kotalpur1,574 people
- Hasampur1,564 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birpur?1,595 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birpur in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birpur?75.7% (Census 2011)