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

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Barajhara

Barajhara is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **236 people in 61 households**, the 136th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 236people (2011)
- 61households
- 64.5%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barajhara

Of every 100 households in Barajhara in 2011, 37 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barajhara · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****13%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**29%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Barajhara?

■ Barajhara · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**972

Working population ****55.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 63.7% for women. 70% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 12 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (39%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 66 (51%)

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

- Jasodapur263 people
- Barabila262 people
- Jotnasir245 people
- Mirpur242 people
- Chandipukur227 people
- Bhagabatdanga214 people
- Bajerupahat206 people
- Rankhanpara206 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barajhara?236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barajhara in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barajhara?64.5% (Census 2011)