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

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Barea

Barea is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **444 people in 115 households**, the 86th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 444people (2011)
- 115households
- 87.6%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barea

Of every 100 households in Barea in 2011, 49 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barea · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**24%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****25%**

**44%

Television ****25%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Barea?

■ Barea · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**970

Working population ****34.9%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 82.5% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 70 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (25%) · **■** Other work 46 (30%)

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

- Kamalapur571 people
- Khord Kaibati565 people
- Gopipur522 people
- Kubajpur503 people
- Kuturia442 people
- Tegachhi14 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barea?444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barea in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barea?87.6% (Census 2011)