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

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Birbira

Birbira is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **304 people in 60 households**, the 160th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 304people (2011)
- 60households
- 63.7%literacy
- 1,068females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birbira

Of every 100 households in Birbira in 2011, 84 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birbira · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****11%**

**32%

Television ****24%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**968

Working population ****55.9%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 55.2% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (67%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%)

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 Midnapore

- Hatiyasol323 people
- Sundariata323 people
- Baghghara319 people
- Kunaburi308 people
- Dumurkata300 people
- Jamni299 people
- Badhi290 people
- Kankabati287 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birbira?304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birbira in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birbira?63.7% (Census 2011)