# Birbandi Village, Garbeta - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Birbandi

Birbandi is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,359 people in 247 households**, the 22nd largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,359people (2011)
- 247households
- 77.6%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birbandi

Of every 100 households in Birbandi in 2011, 54 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birbandi · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**54%

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

**19%

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

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**22%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****1%**

**70%

Television ****24%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Birbandi?

■ Birbandi · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**954

Working population ****33.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 67.3% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 209 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (39%) · **■** Household industry 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 31 (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

- Murakati1,446 people
- Bulanpur1,412 people
- Nischintapur1,399 people
- Kadamdiha1,387 people
- Adalia1,350 people
- Bandhi1,347 people
- Bagridi1,318 people
- Humgarh1,301 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 Birbandi?1,359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birbandi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birbandi?77.6% (Census 2011)