# Kharija Barakura Village, Dinhata - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar 

# Kharija Barakura

Kharija Barakura is a village in Dinhata - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,683 people in 403 households**, the 59th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,683people (2011)
- 403households
- 75.1%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharija Barakura

Of every 100 households in Kharija Barakura in 2011, 28 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kharija Barakura · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**35%

Tap water ****41%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****51%**

**49%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kharija Barakura?

■ Kharija Barakura · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**949

Working population ****33.4%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 66.1% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 220 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (13%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 140 (25%) · **■** Marginal 122 (22%)

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 Dinhata - I

- Nabani1,781 people
- Chauler Kuthi1,764 people
- Ratinandan1,758 people
- Khar Kharia1,715 people
- Bajejama Pakhihaga1,667 people
- Chhota Saulmari1,642 people
- Konamukta1,614 people
- Batrigachh1,604 people

[All 130 villages in Dinhata - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharija Barakura?1,683 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharija Barakura in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharija Barakura?75.1% (Census 2011)