# Barua, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barua

Barua is a village in [Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **3,877 people in 861 households**, the 6th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 3,877people (2011)
- 861households
- 79.2%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barua

Of every 100 households in Barua in 2011, 64 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barua · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**68%

Tap water ****47%**

**15%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**90%

Use banking services ****69%**

**32%

Television ****37%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**25%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Barua?

■ Barua · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****685**

**968

Working population ****32.2%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 73.4% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 172 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (19%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 781 (62%) · **■** Marginal 48 (4%)

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 Midnapore

- Panchkhuri4,612 people
- Bhabaninagar4,225 people
- Ramnagar4,223 people
- Khasjangal Cantonment4,080 people
- Banpura3,544 people
- Maliara3,484 people
- Rajar Bagan3,393 people
- Pathra3,356 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barua?3,877 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barua?79.2% (Census 2011)