# Shunmuni Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Shunmuni

Shunmuni is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,965 people in 629 households**, the 9th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 2,965people (2011)
- 629households
- 78.9%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shunmuni

Of every 100 households in Shunmuni in 2011, 44 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shunmuni · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**68%

Tap water ****43%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**83%

Use banking services ****20%**

**42%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Shunmuni?

■ Shunmuni · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**947

Working population ****34.4%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 69.9% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 261 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (31%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (10%) · **■** Marginal 336 (33%)

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 Illambazar

- Debipur3,537 people
- Joydev Kenduli3,280 people
- Chhata Chak3,228 people
- Batikor3,086 people
- Goltikuri2,928 people
- Ichhapur2,867 people
- Bhabanipur2,780 people
- Mangaldihi2,668 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shunmuni?2,965 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shunmuni in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shunmuni?78.9% (Census 2011)