# Barakala Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barakala

Barakala is a village in Binpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **366 people in 91 households**, the 129th largest of 427 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 366people (2011)
- 91households
- 50.8%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakala

Of every 100 households in Barakala in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barakala · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**25%

Television ****100%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barakala?

■ Barakala · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**954

Working population ****48.4%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 31.6% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (50%) · **■** Other work 13 (7%) · **■** Marginal 71 (40%)

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 Binpur - I

- Swarup Narayanpur386 people
- Nischintapur376 people
- Lakshanpur373 people
- Maitipara371 people
- Bholadanga363 people
- Tilabani359 people
- Kumarbandh357 people
- Murar356 people

[All 553 villages in Binpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barakala?366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barakala?50.8% (Census 2011)