Village · Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur
# Beurjhari

Beurjhari is a village in Kaliaganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,259 people in 262 households, the 62nd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.
- 1,259 people (2011)
- 262 households
- 67.1% literacy
- 931 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Beurjhari

Of every 100 households in Beurjhari in 2011, 35 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Beurjhari · ■ Kaliaganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 35% 23%
- Toilet within the home 9% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 82%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 10% 34%
- Television 16% 11%
- Mobile phone 34% 25%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 13% 20%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Beurjhari?

■ Beurjhari · ■ Kaliaganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.1% 66.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 931 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1078 969
- Working population 37.5% 42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 53.4% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 285 (60%) · ■ Farm labourers 101 (21%) · ■ Other work 16 (3%) · ■ Marginal 70 (15%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kaliaganj
- Dhamja 1,332 people
- Harekrishnapur 1,320 people
- Bhelai 1,294 people
- Dakshin Krishnapur 1,279 people
- Jarang 1,250 people
- Kuanrpur 1,243 people
- Purba Rampur 1,223 people
- Bagcha 1,170 people

All 192 villages in Kaliaganj

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Beurjhari? 1,259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beurjhari in? Uttar Dinajpur district (Kaliaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Beurjhari? 67.1% (Census 2011)

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