# Baradhek Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Baradhek

Baradhek is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,752 people in 404 households**, the 26th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,752people (2011)
- 404households
- 77.8%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baradhek

Of every 100 households in Baradhek in 2011, 57 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baradhek · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**81%

Use banking services ****92%**

**48%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Baradhek?

■ Baradhek · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**954

Working population ****37.2%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 74.8% for women. 60% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (25%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 93 (14%) · **■** Marginal 341 (52%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Bhaturia1,882 people
- Dhoba1,881 people
- Kusagaria1,876 people
- Dirghapara1,761 people
- Jakar1,749 people
- Bagpur1,696 people
- Dhamai1,670 people
- Ichhlampur1,657 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baradhek?1,752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baradhek in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baradhek?77.8% (Census 2011)