# Bara Village, Barasat - I – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bara

Bara is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,412 people in 1,209 households**, the 4th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 5,412people (2011)
- 1,209households
- 79.6%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara

Of every 100 households in Bara in 2011, 61 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bara · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**15%

Tap water ****3%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**53%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**78%

Use banking services ****36%**

**46%

Television ****13%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Bara?

■ Bara · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**940

Working population ****31.5%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 77.2% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 226 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (13%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Other work 595 (35%) · **■** Marginal 623 (36%)

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 Barasat - I

- Kadambagachhi8,240 people
- Kanthalia5,724 people
- Kashimpur5,427 people
- Bahera5,369 people
- Jirat5,337 people
- Mandalganti5,151 people
- Barbaria4,764 people

[All 70 villages in Barasat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara?5,412 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara?79.6% (Census 2011)