# Barjiban Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barjiban

Barjiban is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **872 people in 208 households**, the 98th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 872people (2011)
- 208households
- 88.3%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barjiban

Of every 100 households in Barjiban in 2011, 39 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barjiban · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****59%**

**48%

Television ****19%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Barjiban?

■ Barjiban · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**952

Working population ****57.7%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 79.7% for women. 65% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (22%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 267 (53%)

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 Sabang

- Bhanjapur895 people
- Malpar895 people
- Sanchahara893 people
- Chalk Gopinath880 people
- Jagannath Chak864 people
- Khar Para848 people
- Uttar Banshbani847 people
- Mangrajpur846 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barjiban?872 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barjiban in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barjiban?88.3% (Census 2011)