# Birthama Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Birthama

Birthama is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **961 people in 215 households**, the 86th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 961people (2011)
- 215households
- 93.2%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birthama

Of every 100 households in Birthama in 2011, 33 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birthama · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****7%**

**48%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****2%**

**20%

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 Birthama?

■ Birthama · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.2%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**952

Working population ****46.2%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 89.2% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (41%) · **■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 229 (52%)

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 Sabang

- Mashagrm1,022 people
- Manoharpur1,020 people
- Bahaibalpur998 people
- Panithar995 people
- Nilhat960 people
- Dewati956 people
- Satsai939 people
- Shrirampur933 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birthama?961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birthama in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birthama?93.2% (Census 2011)