# Barachu Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barachu

Barachu is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **781 people in 214 households**, the 68th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 781people (2011)
- 214households
- 75.3%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barachu

Of every 100 households in Barachu in 2011, 60 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barachu · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**94%

Use banking services ****56%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barachu?

■ Barachu · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113**

**970

Working population ****41.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 68.7% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 21 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (13%) · **■** Other work 67 (20%) · **■** Marginal 196 (60%)

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

- Sankati818 people
- Mendipur802 people
- Gholagere796 people
- Amsarpur793 people
- Nagra781 people
- Meudichak772 people
- Tentulmuri771 people
- Sanmaninathpur738 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 Barachu?781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barachu in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barachu?75.3% (Census 2011)