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

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Birbira

Birbira is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **853 people in 194 households**, the 108th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 853people (2011)
- 194households
- 72.3%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birbira

Of every 100 households in Birbira in 2011, 20 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Birbira · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**44%

Tap water ****3%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****25%**

**61%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Birbira?

■ Birbira · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**942

Working population ****56.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 61.3% for women. 64% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (6%) · **■** Marginal 403 (84%)

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 Narayangarh

- Hosenpur905 people
- Shandeuli884 people
- Porakala880 people
- Darimara858 people
- Birbarpur846 people
- Banamalipur836 people
- Kotbar832 people
- Sarisa816 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birbira?853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birbira in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birbira?72.3% (Census 2011)