# Barbansi Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barbansi

Barbansi is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,130 people in 532 households**, the 12th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 2,130people (2011)
- 532households
- 78.4%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barbansi

Of every 100 households in Barbansi in 2011, 8 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barbansi · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****39%**

**42%

Television ****7%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Barbansi?

■ Barbansi · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**970

Working population ****46.3%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 72.0% for women. 59% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 387 (39%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (10%) · **■** Marginal 289 (29%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Dharimba2,427 people
- Balarampur2,336 people
- Uttarshimla2,282 people
- Pelagerya2,278 people
- Arashini2,029 people
- Lachhmapur2,019 people
- Shakmandal1,988 people
- Kaliara1,970 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barbansi?2,130 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barbansi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barbansi?78.4% (Census 2011)