# Bara Village, Nanoor, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Nanoor, Birbhum 

# Bara

Bara is a village in Nanoor sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,448 people in 553 households**, the 23rd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,448people (2011)
- 553households
- 60.7%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara

Of every 100 households in Bara in 2011, 88 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bara · ■ Nanoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**51%

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

**28%

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

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**23%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**91%

Use banking services ****38%**

**61%

Television ****26%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**33%

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 Bara?

■ Bara · ■ Nanoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**968

Working population ****41.1%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 55.0% for women. 64% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 219 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 411 (41%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 154 (15%) · **■** Marginal 203 (20%)

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 Nanoor

- Nabasta2,665 people
- Khujutipara2,595 people
- Atkula2,503 people
- Brahmandihi2,491 people
- Jalandi2,433 people
- Thupsara2,419 people
- Baitara2,378 people
- Nimra2,354 people

[All 137 villages in Nanoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nanoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara?2,448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara in?Birbhum district (Nanoor sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara?60.7% (Census 2011)