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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Barai

Barai is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,242 people in 254 households**, the 128th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,242people (2011)
- 254households
- 55.6%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barai

Of every 100 households in Barai in 2011, 14 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barai · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****6%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Barai?

■ Barai · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**939

Working population ****32.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 48.3% for women. 53% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (32%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (36%) · **■** Marginal 74 (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

- Pariharpur1,283 people
- Gayas1,281 people
- Makra1,274 people
- Sarai1,269 people
- Kumardangi1,237 people
- Pakamba1,200 people
- Bishrail1,192 people
- Sahapur1,171 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barai?1,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barai in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barai?55.6% (Census 2011)