# Bira, North Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Bira

Bira is a town in Habra - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **10,741 people** in 2,534 households. Literacy was 86.7%.

- 10,741people (2011)
- 2,534households
- 86.7%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Population of Bira

■ Bira · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**88.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**951

Working population ****33.5%**

**35.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bira

Of every 100 households in Bira in 2011, 64 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bira · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**2%

Tap water ****3%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**18%

Use banking services ****51%**

**73%

Television ****39%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****21%**

**7%

Own their home ****88%**

**75%

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 people in Bira work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,443 (68%) · **■** Household industry 167 (5%) · **■** Farming 602 (17%) · **■** Marginal 390 (11%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bira?10,741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bira in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal