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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Baria

Baria is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 68 households**, the 228th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 287people (2011)
- 68households
- 80.1%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baria

Of every 100 households in Baria in 2011, 6 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.

■ Baria · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**38%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**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 Baria?

■ Baria · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**979

Working population ****57.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 71.7% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (18%) · **■** Marginal 122 (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 Jhargram

- Jamindardaya291 people
- Kharikasuli290 people
- Sonamui289 people
- Bara Shuli288 people
- Chhota Ektal287 people
- Shukjora287 people
- Barashukjora286 people
- Guimara285 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baria?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baria?80.1% (Census 2011)