Barakpur Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Barakpur is a village situated in Bongaon block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,615 families residing in the village Barakpur. The total population of Barakpur is 6,945 out of which 3,573 are males and 3,372 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Barakpur is 944.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barakpur village is 619 which is 9% of the total population. There are 319 male children and 300 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barakpur is 940 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (944) of Barakpur village.

Population
6,945
Families
1,615
Literacy
84.76%
Sex Ratio
944

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barakpur is 84.8%. Thus Barakpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 89% and the female literacy rate is 80.27% in Barakpur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Barakpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Barakpur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Barakpur village.

Total Male Female
Children 619 319 300
Literacy 84.76% 89% 80.27%
Scheduled Caste 1,981 998 983
Scheduled Tribe 88 48 40
Illiterate 1,583 677 906

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Barakpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Barakpur village out of total population, 2,707 were engaged in work activities. 85.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,707 workers engaged in Main Work, 444 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 274 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,325 2,013 312
Cultivators 444 409 35
Agriculture Labourer 274 263 11
Household Industries 181 74 107
Other Workers 1,426 1,267 159
Marginal Workers 382 133 249
Non Working 4,238 1,427 2,811

Nearby Villages to Barakpur,

Below are the list of villages near Barakpur village in Bongaon.

Village Population
Dakshin Baliadanga 2,634
Gopalnagar 2,174
Natidanga 1,543
Khamarkalla 12,645
Shrirampur 1,652
Saili 399
Alakulipur 1,330
Barddhan Beria 2,311
Sabhaipur Chak 918
Bairampur 1,684

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