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

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Village · Bankura - II, Bankura 

# Barakalajharia

Barakalajharia is a village in Bankura - II sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **503 people in 120 households**, the 91st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 503people (2011)
- 120households
- 36.8%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakalajharia

Of every 100 households in Barakalajharia in 2011, 9 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barakalajharia · ■ Bankura - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

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

**8%

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

**56%

Use banking services ****75%**

**58%

Television ****3%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Barakalajharia?

■ Barakalajharia · ■ Bankura - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.8%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****646**

**924

Working population ****47.7%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.2% for men and 26.4% for women. 58% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (20%) · **■** Other work 97 (40%) · **■** Marginal 63 (26%)

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

- Teleghra601 people
- Banmadhabpur578 people
- Chhirabasta570 people
- Keshia557 people
- Sankarhati481 people
- Banhambirpur480 people
- Upar Dihi479 people
- Mauladanga472 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barakalajharia?503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakalajharia in?Bankura district (Bankura - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barakalajharia?36.8% (Census 2011)