# Barshal Village, Rampurhat - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - I, Birbhum 

# Barshal

Barshal is a village in Rampurhat - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,148 people in 779 households**, the 16th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 3,148people (2011)
- 779households
- 77.3%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barshal

Of every 100 households in Barshal in 2011, 43 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barshal · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**80%

Tap water ****31%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**87%

Use banking services ****20%**

**43%

Television ****23%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**35%

Own their home ****91%**

**92%

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 · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**945

Working population ****41.1%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 71.9% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 613 (47%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 413 (32%) · **■** Marginal 109 (8%)

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 Rampurhat - I

- Dadpur3,467 people
- Atla3,398 people
- Ekpara3,367 people
- Shrikrishnapur Pakhuria3,189 people
- Chandpur3,012 people
- Banhat2,892 people
- Masra2,863 people
- Saipur2,826 people

[All 119 villages in Rampurhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barshal?3,148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barshal in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barshal?77.3% (Census 2011)