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

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barju

Barju is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **395 people in 82 households**, the 170th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 395people (2011)
- 82households
- 40.6%literacy
- 1,068females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barju

Of every 100 households in Barju in 2011, 24 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barju · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****43%**

**52%

Television ****2%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Barju?

■ Barju · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**991

Working population ****59.5%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 23.1% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 212 (90%)

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

- Gaighata402 people
- Jambani398 people
- Banshiroysol397 people
- Hirasol397 people
- Dakshinsol391 people
- Singpur391 people
- Uparkamala388 people
- Jamirgot382 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barju?395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barju in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barju?40.6% (Census 2011)