# Barra Village, Khoyrasol, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Khoyrasol, Birbhum 

# Barra

Barra is a village in Khoyrasol sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,798 people in 2,223 households**, the 1st largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 10,798people (2011)
- 2,223households
- 70.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barra

Of every 100 households in Barra in 2011, 65 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barra · ■ Khoyrasol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**86%

Tap water ****8%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**19%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**51%

Use banking services ****58%**

**52%

Television ****37%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Barra?

■ Barra · ■ Khoyrasol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**935

Working population ****28.2%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 62.0% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 286 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 513 (17%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,198 (39%) · **■** Marginal 1,030 (34%)

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

- Rasa4,037 people
- Lokpur4,018 people
- Bara Ban3,845 people
- Ranipathar3,753 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barra?10,798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barra in?Birbhum district (Khoyrasol sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barra?70.6% (Census 2011)