Village · Purulia - II, Puruliya
# Hirbahal

Hirbahal is a village in Purulia - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 400 people in 87 households, the 92nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.
- 400 people (2011)
- 87 households
- 67.2% literacy
- 942 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hirbahal

Of every 100 households in Hirbahal in 2011, 59 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hirbahal · ■ Purulia - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 59% 28%
- Toilet within the home 0% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 26% 84%
- Use banking services 82% 41%
- Television 12% 14%
- Mobile phone 16% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 49% 25%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Hirbahal?

■ Hirbahal · ■ Purulia - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.2% 63.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 942 961
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1480 966
- Working population 35.5% 41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 53.5% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 35 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 31 (22%) · ■ Other work 52 (37%) · ■ Marginal 24 (17%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Purulia - II
- Karcha 471 people
- Modhagara 471 people
- Kushtanr 459 people
- Lukuidi 437 people
- Amjora 393 people
- Baryadi 344 people
- Makrabera 302 people
- Chamrubera 291 people

All 114 villages in Purulia - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Hirbahal? 400 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirbahal in? Puruliya district (Purulia - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hirbahal? 67.2% (Census 2011)

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