# Agarband Village, Garbeta - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Agarband

Agarband is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **501 people in 101 households**, the 107th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 501people (2011)
- 101households
- 85.4%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agarband

Of every 100 households in Agarband in 2011, 66 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Agarband · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****91%**

**70%

Television ****33%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Agarband?

■ Agarband · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**954

Working population ****36.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 76.7% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (22%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 46 (25%) · **■** Marginal 12 (7%)

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 Garbeta - II

- Agaya524 people
- Kuchlasuli521 people
- Chatra507 people
- Kankrisol507 people
- Metyala499 people
- Gopalnagar496 people
- Chunpara493 people
- Shitalpur487 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agarband?501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agarband in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agarband?85.4% (Census 2011)