# Birajpur Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Birajpur

Birajpur is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,174 people in 247 households**, the 57th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,174people (2011)
- 247households
- 75.7%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birajpur

Of every 100 households in Birajpur in 2011, 24 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birajpur · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**69%

Tap water ****96%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

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

**6%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****74%**

**62%

Television ****11%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**15%

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 Birajpur?

■ Birajpur · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1328**

**951

Working population ****44.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 65.6% for women. 63% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (60%) · **■** Household industry 21 (4%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Ausabandi1,210 people
- Akchhara1,191 people
- Hetesol1,183 people
- Garanga1,179 people
- Bhula1,157 people
- Namjaba1,150 people
- Roulia1,138 people
- Dangarpara1,123 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birajpur?1,174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birajpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birajpur?75.7% (Census 2011)