# Barakhanti Village, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Barakhanti

Barakhanti is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,617 people in 1,880 households**, the 6th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 9,617people (2011)
- 1,880households
- 48.4%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakhanti

Of every 100 households in Barakhanti in 2011, 18 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barakhanti · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**62%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****6%**

**20%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barakhanti?

■ Barakhanti · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**967

Working population ****30.9%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 38.8% for women. 49% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 688 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 989 (33%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 349 (12%) · **■** Marginal 941 (32%)

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 Islampur

- Purbba Gomaidighi11,982 people
- Gunabari11,835 people
- Phulhara11,113 people
- Bhojpur11,055 people
- Kuchila9,549 people
- Dhantola9,503 people
- Panchdimti9,337 people
- Chaprajhar7,773 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barakhanti?9,617 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakhanti in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barakhanti?48.4% (Census 2011)