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

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Barshul

Barshul is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,483 people in 1,320 households**, the 3rd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 5,483people (2011)
- 1,320households
- 82.9%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barshul

Of every 100 households in Barshul in 2011, 72 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barshul · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**41%

Tap water ****29%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**68%

Use banking services ****55%**

**63%

Television ****51%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Barshul?

■ Barshul · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**980

Working population ****39.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 78.0% for women. 58% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 576 (27%) · **■** Household industry 103 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,225 (57%) · **■** Marginal 148 (7%)

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

- Saktigar8,432 people
- Hatgobindapur5,823 people
- Bamchandaipur4,607 people
- Samanti4,535 people
- Putunda4,409 people
- Ichhlabad3,984 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barshul?5,483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barshul in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barshul?82.9% (Census 2011)