# Paschim Barisha Village, Thakurpukur Mahestola – Population

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Village · Thakurpukur Mahestola, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Paschim Barisha

Paschim Barisha is a village in Thakurpukur Mahestola sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,992 people in 748 households**, the 11th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 2,992people (2011)
- 748households
- 83.8%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Barisha

Of every 100 households in Paschim Barisha in 2011, 86 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Paschim Barisha · ■ Thakurpukur Mahestola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**12%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**52%

Use banking services ****64%**

**57%

Television ****72%**

**69%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**9%

Own their home ****94%**

**88%

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 Paschim Barisha?

■ Paschim Barisha · ■ Thakurpukur Mahestola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**946

Working population ****41.8%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 78.2% for women. 62% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 82 (7%) · **■** Other work 984 (79%) · **■** Marginal 134 (11%)

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 Thakurpukur Mahestola

- Banagram4,098 people
- Sonamukhi3,670 people
- Krishnanagar3,383 people
- Kalagachhia3,020 people
- Naoabad2,897 people
- Chak Chhata2,779 people
- Chak Ramnagar2,678 people
- Haridevpur2,416 people

[All 33 villages in Thakurpukur Mahestola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/thakurpukur-mahestola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Barisha?2,992 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Barisha in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Thakurpukur Mahestola sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Barisha?83.8% (Census 2011)