# Birpala Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Birpala

Birpala is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **583 people in 140 households**, the 153rd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 583people (2011)
- 140households
- 84.5%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birpala

Of every 100 households in Birpala in 2011, 73 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birpala · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**50%

Tap water ****46%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**86%

Use banking services ****7%**

**56%

Television ****45%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Birpala?

■ Birpala · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****412**

**942

Working population ****36.5%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 78.1% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (29%) · **■** Marginal 61 (29%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Belgare631 people
- Kharsat596 people
- Gaula594 people
- Panjipukur587 people
- Nabagram575 people
- Badishta557 people
- Rasulpur525 people
- Mogalpur524 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birpala?583 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birpala in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birpala?84.5% (Census 2011)