# Barachak Village, English Bazar, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · English Bazar, Maldah 

# Barachak

Barachak is a village in English Bazar sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **807 people in 179 households**, the 69th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 807people (2011)
- 179households
- 49.6%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barachak

Of every 100 households in Barachak in 2011, 47 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barachak · ■ English Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****44%**

**39%

Television ****7%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Barachak?

■ Barachak · ■ English Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**972

Working population ****44.9%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 39.4% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (26%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 207 (57%) · **■** Marginal 49 (14%)

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 English Bazar

- Harishpur910 people
- Nagrai897 people
- Jot Narasinha869 people
- Jot Prithwi841 people
- Lalapur767 people
- Ichhlampur761 people
- Krishna Prasad Nij749 people
- Kanakpur724 people

[All 132 villages in English Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/english-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barachak?807 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barachak in?Maldah district (English Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barachak?49.6% (Census 2011)