# Barasat Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Barasat

Barasat is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **572 people in 126 households**, the 88th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 572people (2011)
- 126households
- 70.2%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barasat

Of every 100 households in Barasat in 2011, 59 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Barasat · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**85%

Use banking services ****87%**

**62%

Television ****30%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barasat?

■ Barasat · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**963

Working population ****44.4%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 61.8% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (36%) · **■** Household industry 13 (5%) · **■** Other work 125 (49%) · **■** Marginal 16 (6%)

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 Kalna - II

- Dakshin Krishnapur652 people
- Potanai629 people
- Paharpur598 people
- Hijli575 people
- Masidpur512 people
- Rukashpur510 people
- Panchdeuli483 people
- Kaigaria471 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barasat?572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barasat in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barasat?70.2% (Census 2011)