# Barakuli Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barakuli

Barakuli is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **794 people in 167 households**, the 73rd largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 794people (2011)
- 167households
- 76.9%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakuli

Of every 100 households in Barakuli in 2011, 52 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barakuli · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**79%

Tap water ****25%**

**21%

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

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****63%**

**52%

Television ****24%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Barakuli?

■ Barakuli · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1303**

**991

Working population ****42.3%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 68.8% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (14%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 41 (12%) · **■** Marginal 123 (37%)

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 Salbani

- Jamdedya827 people
- Dhanghari812 people
- Banamalipur796 people
- Daha795 people
- Bhangabandh777 people
- Pirrakuli765 people
- Gaighata759 people
- Bagmari748 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barakuli?794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakuli in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barakuli?76.9% (Census 2011)