# Palbani Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Palbani

Palbani is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 54 households**, the 401st largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 229people (2011)
- 54households
- 59.4%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palbani

Of every 100 households in Palbani in 2011, 73 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palbani · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**56%

Tap water ****12%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****88%**

**58%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

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 Palbani?

■ Palbani · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****64.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 51.0% for women. 62% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 125 (85%)

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 Keshpur

- Chanda Bila237 people
- Lakhapat232 people
- Nurketu231 people
- Birambar229 people
- Krishna Nagar228 people
- Chak Joyti227 people
- Lakshman Chak224 people
- Kush Gerya222 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palbani?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palbani in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palbani?59.4% (Census 2011)