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

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Barail

Barail is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,506 people in 618 households**, the 8th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 2,506people (2011)
- 618households
- 82.2%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barail

Of every 100 households in Barail in 2011, 76 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barail · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**58%

Tap water ****17%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**89%

Use banking services ****62%**

**32%

Television ****54%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Barail?

■ Barail · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068**

**972

Working population ****38.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 76.3% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (6%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 558 (58%) · **■** Marginal 155 (16%)

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

- Sibpur3,068 people
- Kuskari2,931 people
- Karai2,818 people
- Baragram2,556 people
- Aligara2,417 people
- Jamar2,341 people
- Kail2,244 people
- Panjarpara2,233 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barail?2,506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barail in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barail?82.2% (Census 2011)