# Barapal Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barapal

Barapal is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **757 people in 171 households**, the 34th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 757people (2011)
- 171households
- 84.7%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barapal

Of every 100 households in Barapal in 2011, 22 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barapal · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**38%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**34%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**17%

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 Barapal?

■ Barapal · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**979

Working population ****64.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 80.9% for women. 62% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 215 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 54 (11%) · **■** Marginal 211 (43%)

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 Jhargram

- Damrasol814 people
- Chowki Chati792 people
- Krishnaband Chutamari780 people
- Khayer Bani767 people
- Rajabasa753 people
- Garro747 people
- Pathari741 people
- Amrulia734 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barapal?757 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barapal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barapal?84.7% (Census 2011)