# Barakhanji Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Barakhanji

Barakhanji is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 115 households**, the 55th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 489people (2011)
- 115households
- 78.8%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakhanji

Of every 100 households in Barakhanji in 2011, 58 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barakhanji · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**49%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**30%

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

**4%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****96%**

**63%

Television ****40%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barakhanji?

■ Barakhanji · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**926

Working population ****32.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 72.3% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (8%) · **■** Marginal 23 (15%)

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 - II

- Kumri607 people
- Jamuna Patai577 people
- Malancha541 people
- Parasurampur513 people
- Mallikpur455 people
- Kabirajpur450 people
- Deriapur365 people
- Birbegun304 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barakhanji?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakhanji in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barakhanji?78.8% (Census 2011)