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

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Birunia

Birunia is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 67 households**, the 294th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 331people (2011)
- 67households
- 66.7%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birunia

Of every 100 households in Birunia in 2011, 44 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birunia · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**50%

Television ****6%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Birunia?

■ Birunia · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1320**

**988

Working population ****45.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 55.4% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (27%) · **■** Household industry 50 (34%) · **■** Other work 14 (9%) · **■** Marginal 33 (22%)

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

- Bar Mahammadpur337 people
- Chakbalbhadrapur337 people
- Harina Dangi333 people
- Kantha Gerya332 people
- Hara Chak327 people
- Daunya325 people
- Aikola323 people
- Shibrampur322 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birunia?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birunia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birunia?66.7% (Census 2011)