# Barabisa Village, Kumargram, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumargram, Jalpaiguri 

# Barabisa

Barabisa is a village in Kumargram sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,433 people in 1,051 households**, the 14th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 4,433people (2011)
- 1,051households
- 77.7%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barabisa

Of every 100 households in Barabisa in 2011, 19 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barabisa · ■ Kumargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**58%

Tap water ****9%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****29%**

**22%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**82%

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 Barabisa?

■ Barabisa · ■ Kumargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**947

Working population ****43.2%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 71.4% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 613 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 423 (22%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 307 (16%) · **■** Marginal 561 (29%)

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 Kumargram

- Kartika Tea Garden4,779 people
- Madhya Kamakhyaguri4,759 people
- Paschim Narathali4,665 people
- Purbba Chakchaka4,523 people
- Madhya Haldibari4,252 people
- Telipara4,139 people
- Bhalka3,946 people
- Purbba Narathali3,882 people

[All 53 villages in Kumargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/kumargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barabisa?4,433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barabisa in?Jalpaiguri district (Kumargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barabisa?77.7% (Census 2011)