# Barachaka Village, Bankura - II, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Bankura - II, Bankura 

# Barachaka

Barachaka is a village in Bankura - II sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **281 people in 55 households**, the 109th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 281people (2011)
- 55households
- 67.1%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barachaka

Of every 100 households in Barachaka in 2011, 20 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barachaka · ■ Bankura - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**16%

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

**8%

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

**56%

Use banking services ****18%**

**58%

Television ****9%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Barachaka?

■ Barachaka · ■ Bankura - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**924

Working population ****52.7%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 52.1% for women. 59% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 50 (34%) · **■** Marginal 98 (66%)

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 Bankura - II

- Bankata299 people
- Dhonara298 people
- Man Kanali288 people
- Taldanga286 people
- Kamladanga279 people
- Puramauna269 people
- Uparnarra256 people
- Khiraijuri238 people

[All 154 villages in Bankura - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/bankura-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barachaka?281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barachaka in?Bankura district (Bankura - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barachaka?67.1% (Census 2011)