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

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Birshapur

Birshapur is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **355 people in 89 households**, the 275th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 355people (2011)
- 89households
- 91.6%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birshapur

Of every 100 households in Birshapur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birshapur · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**50%

Television ****38%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**18%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Birshapur?

■ Birshapur · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**988

Working population ****49.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 85.1% for women. 63% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 14 (8%) · **■** Other work 42 (24%) · **■** Marginal 74 (43%)

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

- Chak Fateulya359 people
- Kathalia358 people
- Maheshpur358 people
- Bargerya356 people
- Kazi Chak355 people
- Srikrishnapur355 people
- Mirjja Nagar351 people
- Sakirda351 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birshapur?355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birshapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birshapur?91.6% (Census 2011)