# Birpur Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Birpur

Birpur is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,975 people in 624 households**, the 24th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 2,975people (2011)
- 624households
- 83.5%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birpur

Of every 100 households in Birpur in 2011, 17 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Birpur · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**16%

Tap water ****11%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**51%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****14%**

**40%

Television ****7%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Birpur?

■ Birpur · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**952

Working population ****28.4%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 77.7% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 139 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (22%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 441 (52%) · **■** Marginal 56 (7%)

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 Barasat - II

- Shanberiabada3,298 people
- Tona3,052 people
- Krishnapur Madanpur3,015 people
- Dadpur2,996 people
- Khari Baria2,948 people
- Tehatta2,833 people
- Bhagyamantapur2,811 people
- Pakdaha2,805 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birpur?2,975 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birpur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birpur?83.5% (Census 2011)