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

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Bara

Bara is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **826 people in 192 households**, the 81st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 826people (2011)
- 192households
- 63.1%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara

Of every 100 households in Bara in 2011, 25 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**37%

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

**17%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**85%

Use banking services ****22%**

**57%

Television ****19%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**961

Working population ****35.6%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 58.0% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 105 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 164 (56%)

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 Sainthia

- Matipur851 people
- Bagrakanda840 people
- Parishar840 people
- Tekadyaha838 people
- Bangram823 people
- Abhirampur795 people
- Tentuldihi791 people
- Dhanai780 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara?826 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara?63.1% (Census 2011)