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Birsingha

Coordinates: 22°28′10″N 87°36′09″E / 22.469534°N 87.6025914°E / 22.469534; 87.6025914
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Birsingha
Village
Birsingha is located in West Bengal
Birsingha
Birsingha
Birsingha is located in India
Birsingha
Birsingha
Coordinates: 22°28′10″N 87°36′09″E / 22.469534°N 87.6025914°E / 22.469534; 87.6025914
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,026
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Birsingha is a large village located in Ghatal Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. Birsingha village is famous for the birth place of the great Bengali social reformer and the author of Varna Parichay Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.[1]

Demographics

The 2011 population was 3,026, across 651 families, with 1,588 males and 1,438 females.

Children under the age of six made up 11.30%. The village has 906 females per 1000 males, lower than West Bengal state average of 950. The child ratio is 1,012, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Birsingha village has higher literacy compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate was 87.30% compared to 76.26% of West Bengal. In Birsingha, Male literacy rate is 92.52% while female literacy rate is 81.44%.

Birsingha is administrated by a Sarpanch (Head of Village), who is an elected representative.

Notable people

Main Gate of the house of Ishwar Chandra at Birsingha village
House of Ishwar Chandra, Birsingha
Birsingha Vidyasagar Memorial Hall

References