# Barpur Village, Raina - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - II, Barddhaman 

# Barpur

Barpur is a village in Raina - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **374 people in 91 households**, the 82nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 374people (2011)
- 91households
- 71.8%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barpur

Of every 100 households in Barpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barpur · ■ Raina - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**28%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**89%

Use banking services ****26%**

**84%

Television ****9%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**17%

Own their home ****86%**

**98%

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 Barpur?

■ Barpur · ■ Raina - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**941

Working population ****29.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 62.9% for women. 56% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (78%) · **■** Other work 18 (16%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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 Raina - II

- Ramchandrapur497 people
- Bhadiara466 people
- Sundarpur465 people
- Birpur444 people
- Makarkola369 people
- Chaudanga199 people
- Chhota Dighi150 people
- Chhota Fakirpur45 people

[All 94 villages in Raina - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barpur?374 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barpur in?Barddhaman district (Raina - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barpur?71.8% (Census 2011)