# Barail Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Barail

Barail is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **308 people in 78 households**, the 158th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 308people (2011)
- 78households
- 81.7%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barail

Of every 100 households in Barail in 2011, 40 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barail · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**70%

Tap water ****99%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****60%**

**25%

Television ****5%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Barail?

■ Barail · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**951

Working population ****34.7%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 80.9% for women. 65% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 18 (17%) · **■** Marginal 13 (12%)

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 Kumarganj

- Par Sahazadpur317 people
- Chandmoua315 people
- Chak-Bansi313 people
- Pasoya312 people
- Nadipur307 people
- Madanpur303 people
- Bijalipara302 people
- Bishnupur297 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barail?308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barail in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barail?81.7% (Census 2011)