# Barasalya Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Barasalya

Barasalya is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **279 people in 50 households**, the 76th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 279people (2011)
- 50households
- 77.1%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barasalya

Of every 100 households in Barasalya in 2011, 40 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barasalya · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****100%**

**46%

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

**11%

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

**3%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****38%**

**55%

Television ****14%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

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 Barasalya?

■ Barasalya · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****43.7%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 62.6% for women. 53% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 12 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 97 (80%)

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 - II

- Karandi322 people
- Lalpur318 people
- Maladhar285 people
- Muldi281 people
- Dignagar276 people
- Kharikabad253 people
- Narendrapur243 people
- Kewabathan234 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barasalya?279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barasalya in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barasalya?77.1% (Census 2011)