# Barakhula Village, Bundwan, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Bundwan, Puruliya 

# Barakhula

Barakhula is a village in Bundwan sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **232 people in 54 households**, the 110th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 232people (2011)
- 54households
- 57.6%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakhula

Of every 100 households in Barakhula in 2011, 67 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barakhula · ■ Bundwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**95%

Tap water ****7%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**20%

Television ****9%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Barakhula?

■ Barakhula · ■ Bundwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**957

Working population ****43.1%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 54.8% for women. 53% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 94 (94%)

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 Bundwan

- Ledashol256 people
- Bangrisamil Alias Jaragora244 people
- Sindruli244 people
- Latajharna240 people
- Rasiknagar232 people
- Danga225 people
- Nutandi216 people
- Mahulbani203 people

[All 134 villages in Bundwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bundwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barakhula?232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakhula in?Puruliya district (Bundwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barakhula?57.6% (Census 2011)