# Birran Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Birran

Birran is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,050 people in 357 households**, the 43rd largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 2,050people (2011)
- 357households
- 51.8%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birran

Of every 100 households in Birran in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Birran · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**17%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**31%

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 Birran?

■ Birran · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**958

Working population ****39.8%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.9% for men and 49.6% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 252 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (28%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 141 (17%) · **■** Marginal 176 (22%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Hasaen2,213 people
- Jhangartoli2,210 people
- Neshandara2,205 people
- Samaspur2,078 people
- Uttar Rampur1,983 people
- Nayanagar1,961 people
- Simulia1,960 people
- Ladhi1,938 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birran?2,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birran in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birran?51.8% (Census 2011)