# Barai Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barai

Barai is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **473 people in 82 households**, the 140th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 473people (2011)
- 82households
- 77.5%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barai

Of every 100 households in Barai in 2011, 32 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barai · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**51%

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

**30%

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

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

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

**6%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****82%**

**62%

Television ****1%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Barai?

■ Barai · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**951

Working population ****29.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 66.7% for women. 58% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 55 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (54%) · **■** Marginal 10 (7%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Rajbllabhpur489 people
- Bhattugram485 people
- Kumardubi478 people
- Keotara475 people
- Bhatmara468 people
- Nalbana466 people
- Mukundachak464 people
- Kadabani458 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barai?473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barai?77.5% (Census 2011)