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

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Village · Haldia, Purba Medinipur 

# Barsundra

Barsundra is a village in Haldia sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,187 people in 712 households**, the 17th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%.

- 3,187people (2011)
- 712households
- 86.3%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barsundra

Of every 100 households in Barsundra in 2011, 63 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barsundra · ■ Haldia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**12%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**42%

Television ****31%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Barsundra?

■ Barsundra · ■ Haldia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**924

Working population ****40.8%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 81.8% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 111 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (11%) · **■** Household industry 47 (4%) · **■** Other work 465 (36%) · **■** Marginal 535 (41%)

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

- Kismat Sibramnagar4,150 people
- Basan Chak3,325 people
- Dakshin Chak3,245 people
- Chaul Khola3,241 people
- Agunmari Char3,110 people
- Chaklalpur2,834 people
- Manaharpur2,720 people
- Gorankhali2,418 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barsundra?3,187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barsundra in?Purba Medinipur district (Haldia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barsundra?86.3% (Census 2011)