# Barui Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Barui

Barui is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,419 people in 360 households**, the 53rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 1,419people (2011)
- 360households
- 63.2%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barui

Of every 100 households in Barui in 2011, 17 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barui · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**24%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Barui?

■ Barui · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790**

**954

Working population ****37.6%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 52.6% for women. 58% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (45%) · **■** Household industry 46 (9%) · **■** Other work 101 (19%) · **■** Marginal 40 (7%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Paro1,536 people
- Shaktal1,523 people
- Dighua1,463 people
- Salalpur1,433 people
- Khejurbari1,414 people
- Lakshmipur1,390 people
- Khokhra1,364 people
- Dangi Mahendrapur1,360 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barui?1,419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barui in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barui?63.2% (Census 2011)