# Barada Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Barada

Barada is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **932 people in 240 households**, the 72nd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 932people (2011)
- 240households
- 85.4%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barada

Of every 100 households in Barada in 2011, 68 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barada · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**84%

Use banking services ****53%**

**42%

Television ****48%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Barada?

■ Barada · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1235**

**937

Working population ****39.4%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 77.1% for women. 62% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 216 (59%) · **■** Marginal 132 (36%)

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 - II

- Singhalganja Abad983 people
- Birpara979 people
- Cheora963 people
- Gagankalia937 people
- Kankjal Purba931 people
- Kultikri910 people
- Jhaudari908 people
- Rekha856 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barada?932 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barada in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barada?85.4% (Census 2011)