# Shakha Bai Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shakha Bai

Shakha Bai is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,327 people in 276 households**, the 36th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,327people (2011)
- 276households
- 62.5%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shakha Bai

Of every 100 households in Shakha Bai in 2011, 33 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shakha Bai · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**74%

Tap water ****98%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****28%**

**42%

Television ****15%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**13%

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 Shakha Bai?

■ Shakha Bai · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1365**

**998

Working population ****79.5%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 55.0% for women. 82% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 200 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (3%) · **■** Marginal 698 (66%)

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

- Samar Mara1,400 people
- Kadra1,396 people
- Khandi Band1,373 people
- Uriyashai1,345 people
- Amsol1,309 people
- Paturia1,295 people
- Barakurya1,286 people
- Kadamdiha1,272 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 Shakha Bai?1,327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakha Bai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shakha Bai?62.5% (Census 2011)