# Barasat Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Barasat

Barasat is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **707 people in 153 households**, the 66th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 707people (2011)
- 153households
- 77.5%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barasat

Of every 100 households in Barasat in 2011, 30 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barasat · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**48%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**74%

Use banking services ****48%**

**50%

Television ****21%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Barasat?

■ Barasat · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**981

Working population ****39.5%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 70.7% for women. 68% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (44%) · **■** Household industry 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 92 (33%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Raypur779 people
- Bidchhala772 people
- Khaidya765 people
- Nababhat759 people
- Patikirtipur480 people
- Khargeswar472 people
- Jamalpur426 people
- Gopalbati395 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barasat?707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barasat in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barasat?77.5% (Census 2011)