# Barakura Village, Jaypur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jaypur, Bankura 

# Barakura

Barakura is a village in Jaypur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **281 people in 61 households**, the 128th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 281people (2011)
- 61households
- 81.1%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakura

Of every 100 households in Barakura in 2011, 74 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barakura · ■ Jaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**73%

Tap water ****60%**

**12%

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

**16%

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

**4%

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

**79%

Use banking services ****100%**

**62%

Television ****14%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**12%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Barakura?

■ Barakura · ■ Jaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**951

Working population ****35.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 73.2% for women. 51% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 34 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (37%) · **■** Other work 14 (14%) · **■** Marginal 14 (14%)

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 Jaypur

- Digrya293 people
- Birampur291 people
- Basantapur290 people
- Narayanpur290 people
- Bhabanipur256 people
- Adhakata246 people
- Kumardubi238 people
- Dharisyer232 people

[All 139 villages in Jaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/jaypur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barakura?281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakura in?Bankura district (Jaypur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barakura?81.1% (Census 2011)