# Baragaria Village, Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman 

# Baragaria

Baragaria is a village in Faridpur Durgapur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,241 people in 293 households**, the 27th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,241people (2011)
- 293households
- 71.9%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baragaria

Of every 100 households in Baragaria in 2011, 53 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baragaria · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**65%

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

**42%

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

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**24%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**50%

Use banking services ****67%**

**48%

Television ****31%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**16%

Own their home ****66%**

**90%

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 Baragaria?

■ Baragaria · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**917

Working population ****39.2%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 58.5% for women. 62% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (13%) · **■** Marginal 345 (71%)

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 Faridpur Durgapur

- Srikrishnapur1,670 people
- Tilabani1,659 people
- Pratappur1,644 people
- Banshia1,607 people
- Madhaiganj1,194 people
- Amlauka1,184 people
- Banshgara1,173 people
- Amdahi1,138 people

[All 51 villages in Faridpur Durgapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/faridpur-durgapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baragaria?1,241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baragaria in?Barddhaman district (Faridpur Durgapur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baragaria?71.9% (Census 2011)