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Barakurya Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Barakurya is a medium size village located in Garbeta - III Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 263 families residing. The Barakurya village has population of 1286 of which 660 are males while 626 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Barakurya village population of children with age 0-6 is 173 which makes up 13.45 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Barakurya village is 948 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Barakurya as per census is 1163, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Barakurya village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Barakurya village was 77.81 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Barakurya Male literacy stands at 84.66 % while female literacy rate was 70.36 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Barakurya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Barakurya village.

Barakurya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 263 - -
Population 1,286 660 626
Child (0-6) 173 80 93
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 107 45 62
Literacy 77.81 % 84.66 % 70.36 %
Total Workers 454 379 75
Main Worker 432 - -
Marginal Worker 22 11 11

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 8.32 % of total population in Barakurya village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Barakurya village of Paschim Medinipur.

Work Profile

In Barakurya village out of total population, 454 were engaged in work activities. 95.15 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.85 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 454 workers engaged in Main Work, 89 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 272 were Agricultural labourer.