# Bara Gharia Village, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Bara Gharia

Bara Gharia is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,090 people in 1,511 households**, the 8th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 7,090people (2011)
- 1,511households
- 73.8%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Gharia

Of every 100 households in Bara Gharia in 2011, 19 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bara Gharia · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**56%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****46%**

**58%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**78%

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 Bara Gharia?

■ Bara Gharia · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**962

Working population ****44.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 68.2% for women. 60% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 731 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,147 (37%) · **■** Household industry 37 (1%) · **■** Other work 576 (18%) · **■** Marginal 641 (20%)

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 Dhupguri

- Gayerkata Tea Garden9,085 people
- Madhya Boragari7,987 people
- Karbala Tea Garden7,958 people
- Purba Magurmari7,361 people
- Haritalguri Tea Garden6,778 people
- Purbba Daukimari6,723 people
- Binaguri Tea Garden6,612 people
- Khalaigram6,209 people

[All 102 villages in Dhupguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/dhupguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Gharia?7,090 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Gharia in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Gharia?73.8% (Census 2011)