# Birjharia Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Birjharia

Birjharia is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **411 people in 92 households**, the 95th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 411people (2011)
- 92households
- 80.5%literacy
- 1,055females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birjharia

Of every 100 households in Birjharia in 2011, 42 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birjharia · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****25%**

**50%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**32%

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 Birjharia?

■ Birjharia · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**940

Working population ****44.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 71.1% for women. 59% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 163 (90%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Mahuli443 people
- Matihana443 people
- Sardiha438 people
- Barajam Sol411 people
- Notaphul Beria405 people
- Kuari Paria401 people
- Nischinta398 people
- Beldiha394 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birjharia?411 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birjharia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birjharia?80.5% (Census 2011)