# Birsingha Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Birsingha

Birsingha is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,026 people in 651 households**, the 20th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 3,026people (2011)
- 651households
- 87.3%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birsingha

Of every 100 households in Birsingha in 2011, 39 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Birsingha · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**49%

Tap water ****72%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****18%**

**37%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Birsingha?

■ Birsingha · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**959

Working population ****47.3%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 81.4% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 456 (32%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 147 (10%) · **■** Marginal 759 (53%)

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 Ghatal

- Daulatchak3,287 people
- Ranirbazar3,287 people
- Kuran3,242 people
- Maharajpur3,053 people
- Shyamsundarpur2,797 people
- Rathipur2,783 people
- Shrirampur2,764 people
- Banaharisinghapur2,730 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birsingha?3,026 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birsingha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birsingha?87.3% (Census 2011)