Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya
# Barhakanali

Barhakanali is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,103 people in 222 households, the 33rd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.
- 1,103 people (2011)
- 222 households
- 63.5% literacy
- 1,005 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barhakanali

Of every 100 households in Barhakanali in 2011, 19 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barhakanali · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 19% 37%
- Toilet within the home 4% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 91%
- Tap water 16% 46%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 71%
- Use banking services 38% 55%
- Television 11% 25%
- Mobile phone 13% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 14%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Barhakanali?

■ Barhakanali · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.5% 66.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1005 944
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1290 953
- Working population 33.7% 36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 49.0% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 54 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 42 (11%) · ■ Household industry 7 (2%) · ■ Other work 69 (19%) · ■ Marginal 200 (54%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Raghunathpur - II
- Uka 1,262 people
- Dhanuktor 1,225 people
- Lalpur 1,225 people
- Kulisara 1,216 people
- Shwetpalas 1,090 people
- Ghutitara 1,032 people
- Bagmanmi 1,014 people
- Dhanara 984 people

All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Barhakanali? 1,103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barhakanali in? Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barhakanali? 63.5% (Census 2011)

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