# Baragan Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Baragan

Baragan is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **332 people in 91 households**, the 97th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 332people (2011)
- 91households
- 82.6%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baragan

Of every 100 households in Baragan in 2011, 62 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baragan · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

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

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****9%**

**55%

Television ****34%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Baragan?

■ Baragan · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1455**

**975

Working population ****34.6%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 79.2% for women. 63% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 62 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (37%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** 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 Mayureswar - I

- Paikpara403 people
- Dhobanandapur385 people
- Mahisakura385 people
- Sukna338 people
- Purbba Ramchandrapur321 people
- Sipura281 people
- Dariharuki268 people
- Hosenganj263 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baragan?332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baragan in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baragan?82.6% (Census 2011)