# Barhikala Village, Pindra, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Pindra, Varanasi 

# Barhikala

Barhikala is a village in Pindra sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,437 people in 453 households**, the 33rd largest of 423 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 3,437people (2011)
- 453households
- 76.0%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barhikala

Of every 100 households in Barhikala in 2011, 25 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Barhikala · ■ Pindra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**79%

Tap water ****9%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****94%**

**82%

Television ****37%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

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 Barhikala?

■ Barhikala · ■ Pindra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**899

Working population ****38.1%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 63.8% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 240 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (10%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 201 (15%) · **■** Marginal 723 (55%)

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 Pindra

- Chilbila3,656 people
- Gangkala3,629 people
- Jathi3,541 people
- Basantpura3,439 people
- Pindrai3,433 people
- Odar3,421 people
- Malhath3,374 people
- Chak Kharawan3,352 people

[All 431 villages in Pindra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/pindra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barhikala?3,437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barhikala in?Varanasi district (Pindra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barhikala?76.0% (Census 2011)