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Burihan Population - Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal

Burihan is a large village located in Karandighi Block of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal with total 591 families residing. The Burihan village has population of 3670 of which 1861 are males while 1809 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Burihan village population of children with age 0-6 is 790 which makes up 21.53 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Burihan village is 972 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Burihan as per census is 970, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Burihan village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Burihan village was 34.13 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Burihan Male literacy stands at 35.55 % while female literacy rate was 32.68 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Burihan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Burihan village.

Burihan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 591 - -
Population 3,670 1,861 1,809
Child (0-6) 790 401 389
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 125 60 65
Literacy 34.13 % 35.55 % 32.68 %
Total Workers 1,556 845 711
Main Worker 506 - -
Marginal Worker 1,050 389 661

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 3.41 % of total population in Burihan village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Burihan village of Uttar Dinajpur.

Work Profile

In Burihan village out of total population, 1556 were engaged in work activities. 32.52 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.48 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1556 workers engaged in Main Work, 104 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 272 were Agricultural labourer.