# Bichhur Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Bichhur

Bichhur is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **975 people in 246 households**, the 92nd largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 975people (2011)
- 246households
- 75.7%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bichhur

Of every 100 households in Bichhur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichhur · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****31%**

**32%

Television ****13%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bichhur?

■ Bichhur · ■ Burwan rural average

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

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**945

Working population ****28.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 71.2% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (28%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (12%) · **■** Marginal 132 (47%)

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 Burwan

- Raniara Masadda1,025 people
- Barutia1,022 people
- Mansara1,004 people
- Haldi1,001 people
- Srirampur961 people
- Surjya Bati942 people
- Ghasiara927 people
- Kantur901 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bichhur?975 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhur in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhur?75.7% (Census 2011)