# Barakala, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barakala

Barakala is a village in [Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **36 people in 9 households**, the 265th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 36people (2011)
- 9households
- 74.2%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakala

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

■ Barakala · ■ Jamboni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**35%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**26%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**23%

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 Barakala?

■ Barakala · ■ Jamboni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**960

Working population ****30.6%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 60.0% for women. 58% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (18%) · **■** Other work 1 (9%) · **■** Marginal 8 (73%)

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 Jamboni

- Nimdiha42 people
- Elagerya40 people
- Jonka38 people
- Baragupta37 people
- Jorsa36 people
- Bhorbani32 people
- Kala Beria29 people
- Pukhuryasol27 people

[All 338 villages in Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/villages/)

## Other places named Barakala

- Barakala · Village, Mohanpur, Deoghar · 778 people
- Bara Kala · Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur · 454 people
- Barakala · Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur · 366 people
- Barakala · Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur · 196 people
- Barakala · Village, Bundwan, Puruliya · 135 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barakala?36 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jamboni sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barakala?74.2% (Census 2011)