# Barabari Village, Haldia, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Haldia, Purba Medinipur 

# Barabari

Barabari is a village in Haldia sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,051 people in 1,134 households**, the 5th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%.

- 5,051people (2011)
- 1,134households
- 88.6%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barabari

Of every 100 households in Barabari in 2011, 60 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barabari · ■ Haldia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**12%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****48%**

**42%

Television ****26%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Barabari?

■ Barabari · ■ Haldia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**924

Working population ****39.8%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 83.1% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 231 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (7%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 572 (28%) · **■** Marginal 1,044 (52%)

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 Haldia

- Kunarpur10,516 people
- Bar Basudebpur6,611 people
- Brajalal Chak6,366 people
- Dwari Berya5,527 people
- Baruttar Hingli4,840 people
- Barbajitpur4,751 people
- Iswardaha Jalpai4,640 people
- Banskhana Jalpai4,326 people

[All 24 villages in Haldia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/haldia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barabari?5,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barabari in?Purba Medinipur district (Haldia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barabari?88.6% (Census 2011)