# Burigaon Village, Singur, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/singur/burigaon/

Village · Singur, Hugli 

# Burigaon

Burigaon is a village in Singur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,291 people in 311 households**, the 62nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 1,291people (2011)
- 311households
- 87.2%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Burigaon

Of every 100 households in Burigaon in 2011, 91 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Burigaon · ■ Singur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**27%

Tap water ****23%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**74%

Use banking services ****47%**

**58%

Television ****62%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Burigaon?

■ Burigaon · ■ Singur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**950

Working population ****36.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 81.6% for women. 67% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (10%) · **■** Household industry 73 (15%) · **■** Other work 224 (47%) · **■** Marginal 17 (4%)

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 Singur

- Madhubati1,368 people
- Khagragachhi1,342 people
- Gomutia1,319 people
- Baje Dhanyahana1,314 people
- Jampukur1,281 people
- Patul.Raghabpur1,234 people
- Ramchandrapur1,229 people
- Athalia1,199 people

[All 100 villages in Singur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/singur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Burigaon?1,291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burigaon in?Hugli district (Singur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Burigaon?87.2% (Census 2011)