# Birhandi Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Birhandi

Birhandi is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **353 people in 87 households**, the 176th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 353people (2011)
- 87households
- 68.9%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birhandi

Of every 100 households in Birhandi in 2011, 39 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Birhandi · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****17%**

**34%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

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 Birhandi?

■ Birhandi · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**979

Working population ****43.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 59.5% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 66 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (51%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Jhargram

- Dhang Hari356 people
- Amratora355 people
- Barabari354 people
- Banshtola353 people
- Chakua352 people
- Kashia352 people
- Bindukata351 people
- Kismat Balijuri349 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birhandi?353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birhandi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birhandi?68.9% (Census 2011)