Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur
# Barakhagra

Barakhagra is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 543 people in 128 households, the 100th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.
- 543 people (2011)
- 128 households
- 66.4% literacy
- 967 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakhagra

Of every 100 households in Barakhagra in 2011, 72 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barakhagra · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 72% 58%
- Toilet within the home 27% 34%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 66%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 41%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 83%
- Use banking services 3% 46%
- Television 23% 28%
- Mobile phone 36% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 11% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 6% 15%
- Own their home 99% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Barakhagra?

■ Barakhagra · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.4% 74.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 967 964
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1212 971
- Working population 42.7% 40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 55.5% for women. 53% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 14 (6%) · ■ Household industry 7 (3%) · ■ Other work 47 (20%) · ■ Marginal 161 (69%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kharagpur - I
- Malisol 562 people
- Dakshinnaraharipur 552 people
- Jijarpur 545 people
- Dhulyarchak 544 people
- Kuchiabhuluk 543 people
- Chandabila 534 people
- Shyameshwarpur 524 people
- Makarbinda 522 people

All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Barakhagra? 543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakhagra in? Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barakhagra? 66.4% (Census 2011)

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