# Bara Baruj Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bara Baruj

Bara Baruj is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **845 people in 186 households**, the 117th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 845people (2011)
- 186households
- 85.8%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Baruj

Of every 100 households in Bara Baruj in 2011, 57 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara Baruj · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****77%**

**58%

Television ****29%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**18%

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 Baruj?

■ Bara Baruj · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**960

Working population ****29.8%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 77.8% for women. 54% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (15%) · **■** Marginal 16 (6%)

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 Keshpur

- Koranga Pota860 people
- Jhetla856 people
- Bishwanathpur Patna853 people
- Bazar Arara852 people
- Keot Para844 people
- Shasha Gerya844 people
- Rashun Chak841 people
- Panch Khuiri840 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Baruj?845 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Baruj in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Baruj?85.8% (Census 2011)