# Hir Bandh Village, Hirbandh, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Hirbandh, Bankura 

# Hir Bandh

Hir Bandh is a village in Hirbandh sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,733 people in 342 households**, the 10th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 1,733people (2011)
- 342households
- 72.4%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hir Bandh

Of every 100 households in Hir Bandh in 2011, 34 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hir Bandh · ■ Hirbandh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**32%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****84%**

**50%

Television ****26%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Hir Bandh?

■ Hir Bandh · ■ Hirbandh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1465**

**969

Working population ****42.6%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 61.7% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (9%) · **■** Other work 236 (32%) · **■** Marginal 362 (49%)

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 Hirbandh

- Amjhuri2,152 people
- Dighi1,937 people
- Gobarda1,865 people
- Guniada1,772 people
- Dhanarangi1,635 people
- Jibanpur1,567 people
- Chanpasol1,538 people
- Paira1,516 people

[All 121 villages in Hirbandh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/hirbandh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hir Bandh?1,733 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hir Bandh in?Bankura district (Hirbandh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hir Bandh?72.4% (Census 2011)