Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur
# Shiarbani

Shiarbani is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 365 people in 68 households, the 147th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.
- 365 people (2011)
- 68 households
- 82.9% literacy
- 881 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shiarbani

Of every 100 households in Shiarbani in 2011, 37 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shiarbani · ■ Midnapore rural average
- Electricity for lighting 37% 62%
- Toilet within the home 9% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 68%
- Tap water 0% 15%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90%
- Use banking services 96% 32%
- Television 2% 18%
- Mobile phone 66% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 0% 25%
- Own their home 91% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shiarbani?

■ Shiarbani · ■ Midnapore rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.9% 70.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 881 966
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1037 968
- Working population 30.1% 41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 73.4% for women. 56% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 55 (50%) · ■ Farm labourers 41 (37%) · ■ Other work 13 (12%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Midnapore
- Shargaursol 402 people
- Tentulia 393 people
- Berapal 388 people
- Jamsol 366 people
- Sonakara 365 people
- Michka 362 people
- Maura 359 people
- Nandagari 359 people

All 271 villages in Midnapore

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Shiarbani? 365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiarbani in? Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shiarbani? 82.9% (Census 2011)

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