# Birkanda Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Birkanda

Birkanda is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **186 people in 45 households**, the 198th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 186people (2011)
- 45households
- 65.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birkanda

Of every 100 households in Birkanda in 2011, 24 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birkanda · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Birkanda?

■ Birkanda · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**973

Working population ****60.2%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 55.7% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 103 (92%)

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 Sankrail

- Krishtanagar192 people
- Relagaria192 people
- Kalikanala191 people
- Talai187 people
- Goshtakal186 people
- Kuchladanri182 people
- Rajbandh179 people
- Bhatuapara178 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birkanda?186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birkanda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birkanda?65.4% (Census 2011)