# Barbaria Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Barbaria

Barbaria is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,764 people in 1,086 households**, the 8th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 4,764people (2011)
- 1,086households
- 84.7%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barbaria

Of every 100 households in Barbaria in 2011, 80 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Barbaria · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**15%

Tap water ****15%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**78%

Use banking services ****69%**

**46%

Television ****51%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**940

Working population ****35.7%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 80.8% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 159 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (5%) · **■** Household industry 129 (8%) · **■** Other work 1,116 (66%) · **■** Marginal 204 (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 Barasat - I

- Bara5,412 people
- Bahera5,369 people
- Jirat5,337 people
- Mandalganti5,151 people
- Pirgachha4,526 people
- Khilkapur4,501 people
- Patincha4,474 people
- Sikdespukhuria4,355 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 Barbaria?4,764 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barbaria in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barbaria?84.7% (Census 2011)