# Barbalia Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barbalia

Barbalia is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **669 people in 137 households**, the 137th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 669people (2011)
- 137households
- 85.1%literacy
- 1,065females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barbalia

Of every 100 households in Barbalia in 2011, 27 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barbalia · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****68%**

**61%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Barbalia?

■ Barbalia · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**942

Working population ****43.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 78.0% for women. 62% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 96 (33%) · **■** Marginal 158 (55%)

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 Narayangarh

- Mandar692 people
- Ahira686 people
- Purusottampur683 people
- Taladiha678 people
- Chirkunya667 people
- Ramnagar662 people
- Monohar Pur657 people
- Gamua645 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barbalia?669 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barbalia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barbalia?85.1% (Census 2011)