# Birahimpur Village, Kaliachak - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - II, Maldah 

# Birahimpur

Birahimpur is a village in Kaliachak - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,385 people in 814 households**, the 21st largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 3,385people (2011)
- 814households
- 80.4%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birahimpur

Of every 100 households in Birahimpur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birahimpur · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**71%

Tap water ****4%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**76%

Use banking services ****55%**

**32%

Television ****35%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Birahimpur?

■ Birahimpur · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**966

Working population ****36.4%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 75.6% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 62 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (7%) · **■** Household industry 73 (6%) · **■** Other work 425 (35%) · **■** Marginal 588 (48%)

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 Kaliachak - II

- Meherapur4,713 people
- Chhota Mahadipur4,059 people
- Uttar Chandrapur3,669 people
- Shukurullapur3,493 people
- Jot Doman3,211 people
- Debipur3,182 people
- Pratappur3,007 people
- Shyamdaspur2,890 people

[All 65 villages in Kaliachak - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birahimpur?3,385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birahimpur in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birahimpur?80.4% (Census 2011)