# Baraakna Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Baraakna

Baraakna is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,534 people in 295 households**, the 23rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 1,534people (2011)
- 295households
- 92.8%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baraakna

Of every 100 households in Baraakna in 2011, 49 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baraakna · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****44%**

**54%

Television ****20%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**20%

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 Baraakna?

■ Baraakna · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.8%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**974

Working population ****40.0%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 89.7% for women. 64% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 358 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (8%) · **■** Marginal 91 (15%)

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 - II

- Chaitanpur1,899 people
- Nilganja1,650 people
- Srirampur Atghara1,577 people
- Metela1,570 people
- Bagpota1,518 people
- Prasadpur1,426 people
- Kadamtala1,344 people
- Kalakari1,298 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baraakna?1,534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baraakna in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baraakna?92.8% (Census 2011)