# Biharia Village, Hariharpara, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Hariharpara, Murshidabad 

# Biharia

Biharia is a village in Hariharpara sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **12,282 people in 2,977 households**, the 5th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 12,282people (2011)
- 2,977households
- 70.4%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Biharia

Of every 100 households in Biharia in 2011, 28 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Biharia · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**61%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**68%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****13%**

**30%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Biharia?

■ Biharia · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**992

Working population ****34.0%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 69.5% for women. 62% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,238 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,254 (54%) · **■** Household industry 67 (2%) · **■** Other work 245 (6%) · **■** Marginal 373 (9%)

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 Hariharpara

- Rukunpur18,663 people
- Choa17,672 people
- Kismat Imadpur16,604 people
- Hariharpara14,827 people
- Pratappur10,430 people
- Swaruppur9,835 people
- Padmanabhpur8,194 people
- Tartipur8,058 people

[All 63 villages in Hariharpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/hariharpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Biharia?12,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biharia in?Murshidabad district (Hariharpara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Biharia?70.4% (Census 2011)