# Barda Village, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Barda

Barda is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,083 people in 655 households**, the 12th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 3,083people (2011)
- 655households
- 77.1%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barda

Of every 100 households in Barda in 2011, 32 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barda · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**10%

Tap water ****21%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****52%**

**37%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Barda?

■ Barda · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**926

Working population ****38.3%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 70.2% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 278 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (21%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 294 (25%) · **■** Marginal 352 (30%)

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 Egra - I

- Barida4,630 people
- Nagua4,396 people
- Rasan4,114 people
- Barttana3,799 people
- Kia2,760 people
- Chirulia2,650 people
- Maha Bishra2,612 people
- Puranda2,535 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barda?3,083 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barda in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barda?77.1% (Census 2011)