# Birbira Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Birbira

Birbira is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 94 households**, the 257th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 448people (2011)
- 94households
- 80.9%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birbira

Of every 100 households in Birbira in 2011, 32 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birbira · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

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

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****99%**

**58%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**18%

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 Birbira?

■ Birbira · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**960

Working population ****33.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 73.3% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 39 (26%) · **■** Marginal 32 (21%)

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 Keshpur

- Raipukuria Gholai454 people
- Barmahishda453 people
- Memua453 people
- Birhimbar452 people
- Dakshin Kenosa437 people
- Chhutar Gerya436 people
- Kush Tikri435 people
- Maisha435 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birbira?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birbira in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birbira?80.9% (Census 2011)