# Birasthali Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Birasthali

Birasthali is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,206 people in 722 households**, the 15th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 3,206people (2011)
- 722households
- 57.5%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birasthali

Of every 100 households in Birasthali in 2011, 41 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Birasthali · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**72%

Tap water ****42%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****47%**

**42%

Television ****16%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Birasthali?

■ Birasthali · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**64.7%

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

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**944

Working population ****31.8%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 52.8% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 416 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (38%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 152 (15%) · **■** Marginal 36 (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 Chanchal - I

- Paharpur3,606 people
- Arbara3,561 people
- Mahanandapur3,311 people
- Kharba Gopalpur3,247 people
- Khelanpur3,197 people
- Khanpur Hulaspur3,183 people
- Malcha3,073 people
- Mallik Para3,063 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birasthali?3,206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birasthali in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birasthali?57.5% (Census 2011)