# Barakharanga Village, Raipur, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Barakharanga

Barakharanga is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **394 people in 91 households**, the 143rd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 394people (2011)
- 91households
- 71.0%literacy
- 1,118females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakharanga

Of every 100 households in Barakharanga in 2011, 9 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barakharanga · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****63%**

**66%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barakharanga?

■ Barakharanga · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**930

Working population ****56.9%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 53.0% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 78 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (24%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 89 (40%)

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 Raipur

- Dangarsai418 people
- Manipur413 people
- Tikarpara410 people
- Tungi406 people
- Katalda384 people
- Akhuapal369 people
- Benakata366 people
- Gobarda363 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barakharanga?394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakharanga in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barakharanga?71.0% (Census 2011)