# Barail Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Barail

Barail is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,222 people in 790 households**, the 15th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 3,222people (2011)
- 790households
- 80.9%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barail

Of every 100 households in Barail in 2011, 64 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barail · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**40%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****57%**

**48%

Television ****41%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**948

Working population ****42.7%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 75.3% for women. 68% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 446 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 409 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 225 (16%) · **■** Marginal 292 (21%)

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 Balagarh

- Sija3,612 people
- Hasimpur3,534 people
- Chandi Gachha3,446 people
- Somra3,431 people
- Sultanpur3,133 people
- Kamalpur2,962 people
- Ektarpur2,914 people
- Dwarpara2,529 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barail?3,222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barail in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barail?80.9% (Census 2011)