# Bara Menia Village, Gopiballavpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bara Menia

Bara Menia is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 57 households**, the 141st largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 261people (2011)
- 57households
- 66.2%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Menia

Of every 100 households in Bara Menia in 2011, 47 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara Menia · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****29%**

**37%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bara Menia?

■ Bara Menia · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**953

Working population ****45.2%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 54.8% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (43%) · **■** Other work 14 (12%) · **■** Marginal 40 (34%)

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 Gopiballavpur - I

- Kalajaria280 people
- Chhota Jhauri276 people
- Gargaria273 people
- Dumuria272 people
- Dhan Ghori260 people
- Kaptisol255 people
- Banshidharpur250 people
- Asurara248 people

[All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Menia?261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Menia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Menia?66.2% (Census 2011)