# Barmasiya Village, Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya 

# Barmasiya

Barmasiya is a village in Raghunathpur - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **635 people in 131 households**, the 48th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 635people (2011)
- 131households
- 45.9%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barmasiya

Of every 100 households in Barmasiya in 2011, 9 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barmasiya · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**71%

Use banking services ****9%**

**46%

Television ****2%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Barmasiya?

■ Barmasiya · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.9%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1308**

**964

Working population ****29.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.2% for men and 36.6% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (38%) · **■** Marginal 62 (33%)

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 Raghunathpur - I

- Dhunia868 people
- Sija770 people
- Kunardi693 people
- Shimulberia637 people
- Alaldi580 people
- Joradi570 people
- Dabar563 people
- Dulalpur553 people

[All 102 villages in Raghunathpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barmasiya?635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barmasiya in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barmasiya?45.9% (Census 2011)