# Barakasba Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Barakasba

Barakasba is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,227 people in 293 households**, the 36th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,227people (2011)
- 293households
- 60.2%literacy
- 1,083females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakasba

Of every 100 households in Barakasba in 2011, 36 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barakasba · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**78%

Tap water ****5%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**24%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Barakasba?

■ Barakasba · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**973

Working population ****58.3%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 53.4% for women. 66% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 297 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (35%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (7%) · **■** Marginal 117 (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 Harirampur

- Khayerbari1,270 people
- Lahuchar1,252 people
- Kharua1,232 people
- Marara1,229 people
- Kalsi1,221 people
- Maliandighi1,202 people
- Binair1,186 people
- Jagdalla1,129 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barakasba?1,227 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakasba in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barakasba?60.2% (Census 2011)