# Barahata Village, Ranaghat - II, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Ranaghat - II, Nadia 

# Barahata

Barahata is a village in Ranaghat - II sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,863 people in 458 households**, the 66th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 1,863people (2011)
- 458households
- 74.9%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barahata

Of every 100 households in Barahata in 2011, 32 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barahata · ■ Ranaghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**15%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****46%**

**42%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Barahata?

■ Barahata · ■ Ranaghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1368**

**956

Working population ****36.7%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 71.6% for women. 65% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 284 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (37%) · **■** Household industry 31 (5%) · **■** Other work 73 (11%) · **■** Marginal 40 (6%)

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 Ranaghat - II

- Rakhalgachi2,101 people
- Kusharia2,037 people
- Shrirampur2,034 people
- Eruli1,894 people
- Mithapur1,850 people
- Andulpota1,811 people
- Ghatigachhi1,802 people
- Bhat Bhanga1,768 people

[All 110 villages in Ranaghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/ranaghat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barahata?1,863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahata in?Nadia district (Ranaghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barahata?74.9% (Census 2011)