# Barapara Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Barapara

Barapara is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,511 people in 571 households**, the 33rd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,511people (2011)
- 571households
- 55.4%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barapara

Of every 100 households in Barapara in 2011, 29 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barapara · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**35%

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

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**24%

Tap water ****31%**

**16%

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

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****22%**

**44%

Television ****14%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barapara?

■ Barapara · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**970

Working population ****30.4%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.0% for men and 53.6% for women. 56% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 242 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (50%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (13%) · **■** Marginal 32 (4%)

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 - II

- Sajiara2,646 people
- Bahara2,619 people
- Sardanga2,546 people
- Sarangpur2,531 people
- Madhupur2,468 people
- Kuksimla2,399 people
- Khar Dattapara2,359 people
- Hatsiuri2,279 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barapara?2,511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barapara in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barapara?55.4% (Census 2011)