# Baria Village, Diamond Harbour - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Baria

Baria is a village in Diamond Harbour - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,893 people in 450 households**, the 28th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 1,893people (2011)
- 450households
- 77.0%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baria

Of every 100 households in Baria in 2011, 86 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baria · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**90%

Use banking services ****51%**

**34%

Television ****60%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**44%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Baria?

■ Baria · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**977

Working population ****36.0%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 70.1% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 30 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (39%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 358 (53%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%)

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 Diamond Harbour - I

- Kanaigachhi2,025 people
- Joaru2,019 people
- Joktabala2,012 people
- Dakshin Diarak1,953 people
- Sultanbaga1,870 people
- Ambalhara1,855 people
- Dagira1,841 people
- Nudia1,838 people

[All 68 villages in Diamond Harbour - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baria?1,893 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baria in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baria?77.0% (Census 2011)