# Porabali Village, Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum 

# Porabali

Porabali is a village in Mohammad Bazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **306 people in 73 households**, the 111th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 306people (2011)
- 73households
- 66.8%literacy
- 1,068females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Porabali

Of every 100 households in Porabali in 2011, 51 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Porabali · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**15%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**80%

Use banking services ****10%**

**34%

Television ****16%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Porabali?

■ Porabali · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**65.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**983

Working population ****54.2%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 57.6% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (7%) · **■** Other work 60 (36%) · **■** Marginal 75 (45%)

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 Mohammad Bazar

- Bejora317 people
- Chak Baharakuri314 people
- Shankarpur314 people
- Giripur307 people
- Nijuri281 people
- Pachmi280 people
- Purusottampur273 people
- Andhargram258 people

[All 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mohammad-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Porabali?306 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porabali in?Birbhum district (Mohammad Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Porabali?66.8% (Census 2011)