# Barshal Village, Rajnagar, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Rajnagar, Birbhum 

# Barshal

Barshal is a village in Rajnagar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **796 people in 171 households**, the 32nd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 796people (2011)
- 171households
- 72.2%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barshal

Of every 100 households in Barshal in 2011, 38 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barshal · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****34%**

**6%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**80%

Use banking services ****8%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Barshal?

■ Barshal · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1245**

**952

Working population ****30.3%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 63.9% for women. 59% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (8%) · **■** Marginal 75 (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 Rajnagar

- Muktipur884 people
- Abadnagar882 people
- Raotara828 people
- Murgathali805 people
- Bhabanipur794 people
- Panikola703 people
- Padampur671 people
- Bhabanandapur662 people

[All 98 villages in Rajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barshal?796 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barshal in?Birbhum district (Rajnagar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barshal?72.2% (Census 2011)