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

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Baraharipur

Baraharipur is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **661 people in 157 households**, the 78th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 661people (2011)
- 157households
- 77.3%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baraharipur

Of every 100 households in Baraharipur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baraharipur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**58%

Tap water ****15%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****16%**

**32%

Television ****14%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****60%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Baraharipur?

■ Baraharipur · ■ Bansihari rural average

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

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**972

Working population ****31.9%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 71.2% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 110 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (37%) · **■** Other work 14 (7%) · **■** Marginal 8 (4%)

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

- Balipukur694 people
- Banipara692 people
- Panthanpara680 people
- Rasulpur666 people
- Kanur652 people
- Dhumpara622 people
- Ilaspur605 people
- Rahimpur596 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baraharipur?661 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baraharipur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baraharipur?77.3% (Census 2011)