# Barida Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barida

Barida is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,481 people in 324 households**, the 23rd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 1,481people (2011)
- 324households
- 73.2%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barida

Of every 100 households in Barida in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barida · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**67%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****44%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**24%

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 Barida?

■ Barida · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**955

Working population ****51.4%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 63.1% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 180 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (7%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** Marginal 495 (65%)

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 Keshiary

- Panchyar1,610 people
- Kulasini1,603 people
- Kalabani1,537 people
- Pacha Khali1,533 people
- Nachhi Pur1,458 people
- Hari Pura1,392 people
- Kiar Chandra1,370 people
- Baramara1,369 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barida?1,481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barida in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barida?73.2% (Census 2011)