# Bar Begunia Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bar Begunia

Bar Begunia is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 94 households**, the 140th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 437people (2011)
- 94households
- 76.7%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bar Begunia

Of every 100 households in Bar Begunia in 2011, 17 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bar Begunia · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****17%**

**42%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Bar Begunia?

■ Bar Begunia · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**970

Working population ****55.6%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 74.1% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (13%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 42 (17%) · **■** Marginal 148 (61%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Khuntya Simulya448 people
- Chansarpur446 people
- Tentulmuri446 people
- Kenusi444 people
- Bhairabpur431 people
- Chakkalindi431 people
- Bargobinda430 people
- Hatikhoja428 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bar Begunia?437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bar Begunia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bar Begunia?76.7% (Census 2011)