# Baura Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Baura

Baura is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,654 people in 385 households**, the 34th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,654people (2011)
- 385households
- 65.9%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baura

Of every 100 households in Baura in 2011, 42 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baura · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**54%

Tap water ****6%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****98%**

**60%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Baura?

■ Baura · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**966

Working population ****38.0%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 59.2% for women. 63% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 105 (17%) · **■** Marginal 254 (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 Katwa - I

- Kalsa1,798 people
- Narayanpur1,789 people
- Bholshuni1,760 people
- Purbba Bijnagar1,679 people
- Ekaihat1,590 people
- Panchghara1,548 people
- Bainchi1,545 people
- Goai1,451 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baura?1,654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baura in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baura?65.9% (Census 2011)