# Barapalashan Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Barapalashan

Barapalashan is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,912 people in 1,589 households**, the 4th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 6,912people (2011)
- 1,589households
- 73.4%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barapalashan

Of every 100 households in Barapalashan in 2011, 64 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barapalashan · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**45%

Tap water ****35%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**83%

Use banking services ****38%**

**67%

Television ****27%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Barapalashan?

■ Barapalashan · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**963

Working population ****38.6%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 68.7% for women. 62% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 395 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 928 (35%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 678 (25%) · **■** Marginal 658 (25%)

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 - II

- Mandalgram10,171 people
- Bohar9,057 people
- Satgachhia8,733 people
- Begunia5,962 people
- Bijur5,430 people
- Kuchut4,598 people
- Jabui4,066 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barapalashan?6,912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barapalashan in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barapalashan?73.4% (Census 2011)