# Barar Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - I, Barddhaman 

# Barar

Barar is a village in Memari - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,751 people in 916 households**, the 11th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 3,751people (2011)
- 916households
- 65.6%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barar

Of every 100 households in Barar in 2011, 27 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barar · ■ Memari - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**50%

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

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**43%

Tap water ****2%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**74%

Use banking services ****15%**

**39%

Television ****14%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Barar?

■ Barar · ■ Memari - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1126**

**973

Working population ****48.1%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 60.5% for women. 63% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 844 (47%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 237 (13%) · **■** Marginal 565 (31%)

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 Memari - I

- Chotkhanda4,365 people
- Sanui4,141 people
- Kenna4,116 people
- Mahesdanga3,938 people
- Daluibazar3,714 people
- Deule3,653 people
- Ulara3,635 people
- Bahara3,630 people

[All 112 villages in Memari - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barar?3,751 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barar in?Barddhaman district (Memari - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barar?65.6% (Census 2011)