Barra Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Barra is a village situated in Khoyrasol block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,223 families residing in the village Barra. The total population of Barra is 10,798 out of which 5,578 are males and 5,220 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Barra is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barra village is 1490 which is 14% of the total population. There are 745 male children and 745 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barra is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (936) of Barra village.

Population
10,798
Families
2,223
Literacy
70.56%
Sex Ratio
936

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barra is 70.6%. Thus Barra village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 78.5% and the female literacy rate is 61.99% in Barra village.

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

Barra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,490 745 745
Literacy 70.56% 78.5% 61.99%
Scheduled Caste 1,956 1,006 950
Scheduled Tribe 2 2 0
Illiterate 4,230 1,784 2,446

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Barra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Barra village out of total population, 3,044 were engaged in work activities. 66.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,044 workers engaged in Main Work, 286 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 513 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,014 1,921 93
Cultivators 286 280 6
Agriculture Labourer 513 508 5
Household Industries 17 15 2
Other Workers 1,198 1,118 80
Marginal Workers 1,030 929 101
Non Working 7,754 2,728 5,026

Nearby Villages to Barra,

Below are the list of villages near Barra village in Khoyrasol.

Village Population
Dhulkomra 241
Arjjunshuli 243
Hariektala 2,362
Parsundi 2,726
Ilamkuri 981
Paschim Barkola 1,220
Babuirjor 3,038
Tamra 1,190
Maldiha 118
Penchalia 1,327

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