# Palbhuni Village, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Palbhuni

Palbhuni is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **998 people in 194 households**, the 52nd largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 998people (2011)
- 194households
- 96.1%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palbhuni

Of every 100 households in Palbhuni in 2011, 48 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palbhuni · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**40%

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

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****22%**

**42%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Palbhuni?

■ Palbhuni · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.1%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**948

Working population ****32.3%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 94.2% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 119 (37%) · **■** Marginal 62 (19%)

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 Contai - III

- Dhamai1,036 people
- Gamaduli1,026 people
- Jukibheri1,016 people
- Bamania1,011 people
- Ghoratala968 people
- Uttar Tentulmuri955 people
- Kurkraul952 people
- Siuli Bar937 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palbhuni?998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palbhuni in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palbhuni?96.1% (Census 2011)