# Bara Pokharia, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur – Population

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bara Pokharia

Bara Pokharia is a village in [Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/) sub-district of [Uttar Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,410 people in 289 households**, the 80th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,410people (2011)
- 289households
- 31.5%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Pokharia

Of every 100 households in Bara Pokharia in 2011, 37 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara Pokharia · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****25%**

**17%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**31%

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 Bara Pokharia?

■ Bara Pokharia · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.5%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**958

Working population ****29.1%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.8% for men and 27.0% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 128 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (54%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (7%) · **■** Marginal 34 (8%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Bhuindhar1,481 people
- Uttar Sibrampur1,473 people
- Sasarkol1,470 people
- Paschim Bannari1,422 people
- Padmadara1,391 people
- Bidyanandapur1,363 people
- Bhabaniganj1,336 people
- Chikni Barhas1,294 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Other places named Bara Pokharia

- Bara Pokharia · Village, Litipara, Pakur · 197 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Pokharia?1,410 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Pokharia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Pokharia?31.5% (Census 2011)