# Barua, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Murshidabad, West Bengal 

# Barua

Barua is a town in Beldanga - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal (P). The 2011 Census counted **8,852 people** in 1,822 households. Literacy was 75.3%.

- 8,852people (2011)
- 1,822households
- 75.3%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Population of Barua

■ Barua · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**970

Working population ****32.2%**

**41.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Barua

Of every 100 households in Barua in 2011, 72 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barua · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**36%

Tap water ****16%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**48%

Use banking services ****26%**

**52%

Television ****30%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**26%

Own their home ****91%**

**90%

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 people in Barua work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,839 (65%) · **■** Household industry 175 (6%) · **■** Farming 406 (14%) · **■** Marginal 431 (15%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barua?8,852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barua in?Murshidabad district, West Bengal