# Barama Village, Goghat - I, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Goghat - I, Hugli 

# Barama

Barama is a village in Goghat - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **916 people in 192 households**, the 61st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 916people (2011)
- 192households
- 78.9%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barama

Of every 100 households in Barama in 2011, 70 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barama · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**90%

Use banking services ****10%**

**44%

Television ****19%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

Own their home ****91%**

**98%

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 Barama?

■ Barama · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**941

Working population ****34.2%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 71.2% for women. 58% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (25%) · **■** Household industry 51 (16%) · **■** Other work 85 (27%) · **■** Marginal 53 (17%)

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 Goghat - I

- Mirga1,026 people
- Amadpur1,001 people
- Teligram980 people
- Ballabhbati927 people
- Lakshmipur915 people
- Kanaipur911 people
- Bhabadighi887 people
- Birampur850 people

[All 99 villages in Goghat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barama?916 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barama in?Hugli district (Goghat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barama?78.9% (Census 2011)