# Barabai Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Barabai

Barabai is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,259 people in 228 households**, the 30th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,259people (2011)
- 228households
- 60.9%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barabai

Of every 100 households in Barabai in 2011, 13 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barabai · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**62%

Tap water ****60%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**23%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**14%

Use banking services ****52%**

**64%

Television ****17%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**26%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**13%

Own their home ****96%**

**86%

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 Barabai?

■ Barabai · ■ Salanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**936

Working population ****47.9%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 49.1% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 221 (37%) · **■** Marginal 225 (37%)

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 Salanpur

- Bolkunda1,351 people
- Uttar Rampur1,331 people
- Dhanguri1,318 people
- Banbirdi1,312 people
- Kaladabar1,206 people
- Maheshpur1,184 people
- Kalisanko1,127 people
- Ramchandrapur1,111 people

[All 75 villages in Salanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/salanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barabai?1,259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barabai in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barabai?60.9% (Census 2011)