Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur
# Baragaon

Baragaon is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,816 people in 332 households, the 53rd largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.
- 1,816 people (2011)
- 332 households
- 43.7% literacy
- 993 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baragaon

Of every 100 households in Baragaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baragaon · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 33%
- Toilet within the home 8% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 81%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 69% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 92%
- Use banking services 11% 17%
- Television 1% 10%
- Mobile phone 19% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 42% 31%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Baragaon?

■ Baragaon · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 43.7% 46.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 993 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 915 958
- Working population 38.5% 31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.4% for men and 35.1% for women. 53% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 62 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 373 (53%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 74 (11%) · ■ Marginal 186 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Goalpokhar - II
- Purbba Kamarshal 1,855 people
- Chathol 1,843 people
- Tarapur 1,835 people
- Gerua 1,818 people
- Andharia 1,788 people
- Sagarpur 1,786 people
- Paschim Kamarshal 1,779 people
- Bagdob 1,760 people

All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II

## Other places named Baragaon
- Baragaon · Sub-district, Sundargarh · 77,943 people
- Baragaon · Village, Bajpatti, Sitamarhi · 18,466 people
- Baragaon · Town, Varanasi · 11,383 people
- Baragaon · Town, Jhansi · 8,585 people
- Baragaon · Village, Karnal, Karnal · 8,519 people
- Baragaon · Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur · 8,294 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Baragaon? 1,816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baragaon in? Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baragaon? 43.7% (Census 2011)

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