# Birnakundi Village, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Birnakundi

Birnakundi is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,114 people in 1,147 households**, the 13th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 6,114people (2011)
- 1,147households
- 55.4%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birnakundi

Of every 100 households in Birnakundi in 2011, 22 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birnakundi · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**62%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****6%**

**20%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Birnakundi?

■ Birnakundi · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**967

Working population ****32.0%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 43.5% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 847 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 547 (28%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 298 (15%) · **■** Marginal 255 (13%)

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 Islampur

- Panchdimti9,337 people
- Chaprajhar7,773 people
- Paschim Pachhurasia7,318 people
- Jagatagaon6,671 people
- Gaisal5,954 people
- Agdimti5,168 people
- Khabargaon5,148 people
- Phulbari5,134 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birnakundi?6,114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birnakundi in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birnakundi?55.4% (Census 2011)