# Barakadra Village, Garbeta - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barakadra

Barakadra is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,278 people in 258 households**, the 27th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,278people (2011)
- 258households
- 82.1%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakadra

Of every 100 households in Barakadra in 2011, 54 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barakadra · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**81%

Tap water ****46%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**22%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****82%**

**70%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**14%

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 Barakadra?

■ Barakadra · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**954

Working population ****36.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 74.8% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 159 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (8%) · **■** Other work 42 (9%) · **■** Marginal 233 (50%)

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 - II

- Adalia1,350 people
- Bandhi1,347 people
- Bagridi1,318 people
- Humgarh1,301 people
- Teskona1,263 people
- Dumardiha1,262 people
- Soniakon1,237 people
- Dhamchia1,230 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barakadra?1,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakadra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barakadra?82.1% (Census 2011)