# Birahimkhanda Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Birahimkhanda

Birahimkhanda is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,989 people in 407 households**, the 77th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,989people (2011)
- 407households
- 74.4%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birahimkhanda

Of every 100 households in Birahimkhanda in 2011, 42 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birahimkhanda · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****10%**

**24%

Television ****7%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Birahimkhanda?

■ Birahimkhanda · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**939

Working population ****38.6%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 65.6% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (51%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** Marginal 216 (28%)

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 Raiganj

- Poaltair2,085 people
- Naopara2,057 people
- Mukundapur2,031 people
- Maladkhanda1,996 people
- Kamalabari1,983 people
- Narayanpur1,939 people
- Krishnamuri1,928 people
- Raria1,885 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birahimkhanda?1,989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birahimkhanda in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birahimkhanda?74.4% (Census 2011)