# Baradiha Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Baradiha

Baradiha is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,818 people in 414 households**, the 17th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,818people (2011)
- 414households
- 69.5%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baradiha

Of every 100 households in Baradiha in 2011, 62 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baradiha · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****5%**

**42%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Baradiha?

■ Baradiha · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819**

**970

Working population ****57.1%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 59.3% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 208 (20%) · **■** Marginal 748 (72%)

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

- Arashini2,029 people
- Lachhmapur2,019 people
- Shakmandal1,988 people
- Kaliara1,970 people
- Balihati1,757 people
- Khagra1,710 people
- Dubgohal1,668 people
- Chakganesh1,585 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 Baradiha?1,818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baradiha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baradiha?69.5% (Census 2011)