# Barshua Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Barshua

Barshua is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,699 people in 395 households**, the 32nd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 1,699people (2011)
- 395households
- 60.8%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barshua

Of every 100 households in Barshua in 2011, 43 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barshua · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**68%

Use banking services ****77%**

**63%

Television ****31%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Barshua?

■ Barshua · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827**

**980

Working population ****45.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 53.9% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 62 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (47%) · **■** Other work 72 (9%) · **■** Marginal 269 (35%)

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 Burdwan - II

- Harigram1,918 people
- Dakshin Gopalpur1,820 people
- Chakundi1,799 people
- Bhaita1,797 people
- Pamra1,695 people
- Purbba Krishnapur1,667 people
- Sadya1,658 people
- Palsha1,632 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barshua?1,699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barshua in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barshua?60.8% (Census 2011)