# Barakurya Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barakurya

Barakurya is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,286 people in 263 households**, the 39th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,286people (2011)
- 263households
- 77.8%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakurya

Of every 100 households in Barakurya in 2011, 52 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barakurya · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**49%

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

**25%

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

**74%

Tap water ****72%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****20%**

**42%

Television ****19%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Barakurya?

■ Barakurya · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1162**

**998

Working population ****35.3%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 70.4% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 89 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (60%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (15%) · **■** Marginal 22 (5%)

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 - III

- Uriyashai1,345 people
- Shakha Bai1,327 people
- Amsol1,309 people
- Paturia1,295 people
- Kadamdiha1,272 people
- Ghoshkira1,259 people
- Mangalpara1,240 people
- Maharajpur1,231 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barakurya?1,286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakurya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barakurya?77.8% (Census 2011)