# Bichkandi Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Bichkandi

Bichkandi is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,771 people in 424 households**, the 49th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,771people (2011)
- 424households
- 66.1%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bichkandi

Of every 100 households in Bichkandi in 2011, 6 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bichkandi · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****59%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**48%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Bichkandi?

■ Bichkandi · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**945

Working population ****33.8%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 60.7% for women. 63% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (16%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (9%) · **■** Marginal 311 (52%)

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

- Kalyanpur1,960 people
- Ekgharia1,900 people
- Hastinapur1,857 people
- Sabalpur1,817 people
- Kapsakismat1,741 people
- Kunnarun1,709 people
- Majiara1,693 people
- Kapsa1,651 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bichkandi?1,771 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichkandi in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bichkandi?66.1% (Census 2011)