# Barandala Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Barandala

Barandala is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,733 people in 427 households**, the 47th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,733people (2011)
- 427households
- 74.6%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barandala

Of every 100 households in Barandala in 2011, 56 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barandala · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**26%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**88%

Use banking services ****88%**

**68%

Television ****16%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Barandala?

■ Barandala · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**968

Working population ****35.5%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 69.1% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (24%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 95 (15%) · **■** Marginal 250 (41%)

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 Manteswar

- Kasa1,826 people
- Panbarea1,800 people
- Sijna1,774 people
- Nabagram1,758 people
- Kaigram1,719 people
- Bhandarpur1,677 people
- Tajpur1,650 people
- Lohana1,617 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barandala?1,733 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barandala in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barandala?74.6% (Census 2011)