# Barbaria Village, Bhagawangola - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhagawangola - I, Murshidabad 

# Barbaria

Barbaria is a village in Bhagawangola - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,169 people in 729 households**, the 20th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 3,169people (2011)
- 729households
- 71.0%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barbaria

Of every 100 households in Barbaria in 2011, 29 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barbaria · ■ Bhagawangola - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**43%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****31%**

**29%

Television ****19%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Barbaria?

■ Barbaria · ■ Bhagawangola - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**961

Working population ****31.7%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 63.8% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 127 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (25%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 472 (47%) · **■** Marginal 139 (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 Bhagawangola - I

- Balarampur3,752 people
- Gobra3,604 people
- Lalitakuri3,413 people
- Madapur3,258 people
- Kismattatla3,045 people
- Naodapara2,932 people
- Basantapur2,904 people
- Balia Hasennagar2,734 people

[All 60 villages in Bhagawangola - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barbaria?3,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barbaria in?Murshidabad district (Bhagawangola - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barbaria?71.0% (Census 2011)