# Bila Village, Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bila

Bila is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,085 people in 923 households**, the 3rd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 4,085people (2011)
- 923households
- 88.4%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bila

Of every 100 households in Bila in 2011, 84 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Bila · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**74%

Tap water ****77%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**90%

Use banking services ****74%**

**42%

Television ****59%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**13%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Bila?

■ Bila · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**998

Working population ****36.3%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 83.8% for women. 58% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (5%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,016 (69%) · **■** Marginal 287 (19%)

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 - III

- Chhota Tara4,872 people
- Methiadahar4,831 people
- Shukhnator3,983 people
- Kanchdahari3,748 people
- Balarampur3,467 people
- Naya Basat3,286 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bila?4,085 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bila in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bila?88.4% (Census 2011)