# Barnan Village, Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Barnan

Barnan is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,731 people in 617 households**, the 24th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 2,731people (2011)
- 617households
- 89.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barnan

Of every 100 households in Barnan in 2011, 63 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barnan · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**21%

Tap water ****4%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****51%**

**38%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Barnan?

■ Barnan · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1151**

**955

Working population ****31.6%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 84.8% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 353 (41%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 307 (36%) · **■** Marginal 113 (13%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Dumra2,993 people
- Polanda2,983 people
- Kakharda2,930 people
- Narayandari2,786 people
- Hogalberya2,710 people
- Soya Dighi2,704 people
- Jamitta2,628 people
- Paikpari2,595 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barnan?2,731 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barnan in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barnan?89.6% (Census 2011)