# Barala Village, Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad 

# Barala

Barala is a village in Raghunathganj - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,580 people in 1,256 households**, the 5th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 5,580people (2011)
- 1,256households
- 58.8%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barala

Of every 100 households in Barala in 2011, 43 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barala · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**87%

Use banking services ****62%**

**53%

Television ****24%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**30%

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 Barala?

■ Barala · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**985

Working population ****40.8%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 55.6% for women. 59% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 194 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 694 (30%) · **■** Household industry 367 (16%) · **■** Other work 755 (33%) · **■** Marginal 269 (12%)

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 Raghunathganj - I

- Kanupur8,865 people
- Jarur6,435 people
- Nutanganj5,805 people
- Ramchandrabati5,648 people
- Ramkantapur5,208 people
- Sujapur4,717 people
- Kankaria4,633 people
- Rajnagar4,586 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barala?5,580 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barala in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barala?58.8% (Census 2011)