# Barabarua Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Barabarua

Barabarua is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,198 people in 1,332 households**, the 5th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 6,198people (2011)
- 1,332households
- 67.1%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barabarua

Of every 100 households in Barabarua in 2011, 31 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barabarua · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**24%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Barabarua?

■ Barabarua · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**939

Working population ****38.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 61.4% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 619 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 484 (20%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 805 (34%) · **■** Marginal 439 (19%)

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 Raiganj

- Lakshmania9,156 people
- Sariabad8,477 people
- Karnajora6,848 people
- Jagadishpur6,237 people
- Sitgram6,167 people
- Adiar5,834 people
- Dakshin Goalpara5,648 people
- Serpur5,624 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barabarua?6,198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barabarua in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barabarua?67.1% (Census 2011)