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

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Barwa

Barwa is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,388 people in 782 households**, the 13th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 3,388people (2011)
- 782households
- 75.8%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barwa

Of every 100 households in Barwa in 2011, 89 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barwa · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**45%

Tap water ****87%**

**33%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**83%

Use banking services ****83%**

**67%

Television ****45%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

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 Barwa?

■ Barwa · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**963

Working population ****43.8%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 68.7% for women. 61% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 246 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 622 (42%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 289 (19%) · **■** Marginal 321 (22%)

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

- Shridharpur3,872 people
- Bishnupur3,863 people
- Naohati3,709 people
- Chak Balaram3,543 people
- Mashagaria2,504 people
- Bamunia2,369 people
- Jakra2,262 people
- Bitra2,244 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barwa?3,388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barwa in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barwa?75.8% (Census 2011)