# Bara Village, Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bara

Bara is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,845 people in 410 households**, the 19th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,845people (2011)
- 410households
- 66.8%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara

Of every 100 households in Bara in 2011, 31 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**66%

Tap water ****33%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**93%

Use banking services ****2%**

**32%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**20%

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 Bara?

■ Bara · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**950

Working population ****42.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 59.9% for women. 62% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (5%) · **■** Marginal 447 (57%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Hiradharpur2,046 people
- Beurgram1,984 people
- Tatarpur1,893 people
- Kankabati1,871 people
- Bhabanipur1,838 people
- Nekarbag1,820 people
- Jhalur1,767 people
- Berabere1,735 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara?1,845 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara?66.8% (Census 2011)