# Bara Village, Nalhati - II, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Nalhati - II, Birbhum 

# Bara

Bara is a village in Nalhati - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **14,450 people in 3,240 households**, the 2nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 14,450people (2011)
- 3,240households
- 68.4%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara

Of every 100 households in Bara in 2011, 39 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara · ■ Nalhati - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**85%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****70%**

**48%

Television ****23%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**49%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Bara?

■ Bara · ■ Nalhati - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**954

Working population ****33.2%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 62.3% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 714 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,768 (37%) · **■** Household industry 73 (2%) · **■** Other work 748 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1,495 (31%)

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 Nalhati - II

- Jeshtha Bhabanipur15,154 people
- Bhadarpur6,571 people
- Ranha6,223 people
- Bandkhola5,042 people
- Biralchauki4,783 people

[All 48 villages in Nalhati - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara?14,450 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara?68.4% (Census 2011)