# Barakali Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Barakali

Barakali is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,209 people in 532 households**, the 13th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,209people (2011)
- 532households
- 80.0%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakali

Of every 100 households in Barakali in 2011, 46 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barakali · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****41%**

**41%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Barakali?

■ Barakali · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1090**

**965

Working population ****61.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 74.0% for women. 69% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 397 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (18%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 130 (10%) · **■** Marginal 565 (42%)

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 Balurghat

- Faridpur2,362 people
- Jalghar2,310 people
- Chingispur2,297 people
- Uttar Roypur2,279 people
- Mallikpur2,164 people
- Sarangoan2,115 people
- Sewai2,082 people
- Durllabhpur2,046 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barakali?2,209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakali in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barakali?80.0% (Census 2011)