# Barul Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Barul

Barul is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,683 people in 653 households**, the 27th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 2,683people (2011)
- 653households
- 73.6%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barul

Of every 100 households in Barul in 2011, 68 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barul · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**48%

Tap water ****19%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**26%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**84%

Use banking services ****80%**

**58%

Television ****36%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barul?

■ Barul · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1124**

**962

Working population ****46.7%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 66.5% for women. 63% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 355 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 485 (39%) · **■** Household industry 47 (4%) · **■** Other work 146 (12%) · **■** Marginal 220 (18%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Belmuri2,836 people
- Chopa2,821 people
- Parambua2,813 people
- Rudrani2,694 people
- Khanpur2,664 people
- Habibpur2,660 people
- Dhamaitikar2,621 people
- Khajurdaha2,600 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barul?2,683 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barul in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barul?73.6% (Census 2011)