# Barak Village, Robertsganj, Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Robertsganj, Sonbhadra 

# Barak

Barak is a village in Robertsganj sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,479 people in 241 households**, the 121st largest of 770 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 1,479people (2011)
- 241households
- 71.1%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barak

Of every 100 households in Barak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barak · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****93%**

**81%

Television ****11%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barak?

■ Barak · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**930

Working population ****37.0%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 57.6% for women. 46% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 163 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 365 (67%)

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 Robertsganj

- Churk1,530 people
- Babanauli1,517 people
- Raipura1,516 people
- Deori1,513 people
- Markuri1,476 people
- Kirhulia1,472 people
- Karaki1,452 people
- Shahijan Khurd1,430 people

[All 793 villages in Robertsganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/robertsganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barak?1,479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barak in?Sonbhadra district (Robertsganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barak?71.1% (Census 2011)