# Barail Village, Ratua - II, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - II, Maldah 

# Barail

Barail is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,031 people in 1,457 households**, the 6th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 7,031people (2011)
- 1,457households
- 48.9%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barail

Of every 100 households in Barail in 2011, 13 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barail · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**31%

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

**2%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****10%**

**22%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**42%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barail?

■ Barail · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**967

Working population ****32.5%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.0% for men and 49.8% for women. 53% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 300 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 817 (36%) · **■** Household industry 44 (2%) · **■** Other work 579 (25%) · **■** Marginal 544 (24%)

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 Ratua - II

- Sambalpur9,250 people
- Maharajpur8,978 people
- Nijgan Paranpur8,523 people
- Shibnagar8,298 people
- Sultanpur6,778 people
- Raninagar6,422 people
- Nasipur6,404 people
- Kadamtali6,323 people

[All 51 villages in Ratua - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barail?7,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barail in?Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barail?48.9% (Census 2011)