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

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Barra

Barra is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,302 people in 632 households**, the 5th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 3,302people (2011)
- 632households
- 62.6%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barra

Of every 100 households in Barra in 2011, 51 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barra · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**91%

Tap water ****83%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**71%

Use banking services ****39%**

**55%

Television ****33%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Barra?

■ Barra · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**953

Working population ****38.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 48.8% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 493 (39%) · **■** Marginal 625 (50%)

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

- Cheyama7,413 people
- Ichhar6,496 people
- Madhutati Alias Mautor3,931 people
- Gobindanagar alias Kashiberia3,650 people
- Nutandi3,275 people
- Mangalda3,187 people
- Kargali3,111 people
- Bamarra2,707 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barra?3,302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barra in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barra?62.6% (Census 2011)