# Barbatia Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Barbatia

Barbatia is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **616 people in 157 households**, the 97th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 616people (2011)
- 157households
- 89.8%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barbatia

Of every 100 households in Barbatia in 2011, 11 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barbatia · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**36%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****72%**

**97%

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 Barbatia?

■ Barbatia · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**943

Working population ****44.0%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 83.8% for women. 62% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 45 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (25%) · **■** Household industry 52 (19%) · **■** Other work 58 (21%) · **■** Marginal 47 (17%)

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 Potashpur - II

- Chak Kandu634 people
- Kamalpur632 people
- Chak Padu631 people
- Dainda625 people
- Bhat Bar587 people
- Muradpur586 people
- Sankonyarda583 people
- Tahalia569 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barbatia?616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barbatia in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barbatia?89.8% (Census 2011)