# Barakuri Village, Khoyrasol, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Khoyrasol, Birbhum 

# Barakuri

Barakuri is a village in Khoyrasol sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,885 people in 470 households**, the 24th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 1,885people (2011)
- 470households
- 70.2%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakuri

Of every 100 households in Barakuri in 2011, 46 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barakuri · ■ Khoyrasol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****9%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**19%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**51%

Use banking services ****99%**

**52%

Television ****15%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

Own their home ****80%**

**97%

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 Barakuri?

■ Barakuri · ■ Khoyrasol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**935

Working population ****36.7%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 54.8% for women. 60% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (31%) · **■** Household industry 27 (4%) · **■** Other work 157 (23%) · **■** Marginal 185 (27%)

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 Khoyrasol

- Bhimgara2,068 people
- Bahadurpur2,000 people
- Bhadulia1,979 people
- Budhpur1,968 people
- Aliat1,812 people
- Kathi1,791 people
- Shrirampur1,727 people
- Bagashola1,718 people

[All 170 villages in Khoyrasol](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/khoyrasol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barakuri?1,885 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakuri in?Birbhum district (Khoyrasol sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barakuri?70.2% (Census 2011)