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

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Birhimbar

Birhimbar is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **452 people in 81 households**, the 256th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 452people (2011)
- 81households
- 72.5%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birhimbar

Of every 100 households in Birhimbar in 2011, 88 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birhimbar · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**58%

Television ****27%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Birhimbar?

■ Birhimbar · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****686**

**960

Working population ****31.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 66.0% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 120 (85%) · **■** Other work 21 (15%)

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

- Madhyam Parshura455 people
- Raipukuria Gholai454 people
- Barmahishda453 people
- Memua453 people
- Birbira448 people
- Dakshin Kenosa437 people
- Chhutar Gerya436 people
- Kush Tikri435 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birhimbar?452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birhimbar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birhimbar?72.5% (Census 2011)