# Barabila Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Barabila

Barabila is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **262 people in 52 households**, the 133rd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 262people (2011)
- 52households
- 62.1%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barabila

Of every 100 households in Barabila in 2011, 39 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barabila · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****26%**

**32%

Television ****22%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barabila?

■ Barabila · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1235**

**972

Working population ****31.3%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 53.2% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (7%) · **■** Marginal 29 (35%)

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 Bansihari

- Mahabari297 people
- Biralipara281 people
- Jadupur278 people
- Jasodapur263 people
- Jotnasir245 people
- Mirpur242 people
- Barajhara236 people
- Chandipukur227 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barabila?262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barabila in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barabila?62.1% (Census 2011)