# Biju Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/biju/

Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Biju

Biju is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,236 people in 272 households**, the 45th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 1,236people (2011)
- 272households
- 84.8%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Biju

Of every 100 households in Biju in 2011, 22 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Biju · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**34%

Tap water ****64%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**95%

Use banking services ****46%**

**50%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Biju?

■ Biju · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754**

**988

Working population ****44.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 79.7% for women. 60% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (29%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 83 (15%) · **■** Marginal 184 (34%)

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 Debra

- Shanrpur1,252 people
- Dhenga1,250 people
- Patna1,248 people
- Banshda1,244 people
- Tangaishri1,235 people
- Chak Kunar1,199 people
- Dandeswar1,199 people
- Ban Barasati1,197 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Biju?1,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biju in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Biju?84.8% (Census 2011)