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

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Birsinggachh

Birsinggachh is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 110 households**, the 88th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 592people (2011)
- 110households
- 43.4%literacy
- 822females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birsinggachh

Of every 100 households in Birsinggachh in 2011, 72 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Birsinggachh · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**62%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****2%**

**20%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**40%

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 Birsinggachh?

■ Birsinggachh · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.4%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**967

Working population ****29.9%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.3% for men and 32.4% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 72 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (24%) · **■** Other work 18 (10%) · **■** Marginal 45 (25%)

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

- Bhangamali776 people
- Purba Mankadanga734 people
- Sabudanga666 people
- Phulhar621 people
- Alipur591 people
- Purba Panchurasia554 people
- Uttar Tuthipakar527 people
- Bhagmahima515 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birsinggachh?592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birsinggachh in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birsinggachh?43.4% (Census 2011)