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

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Barasat

Barasat is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **433 people in 100 households**, the 78th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 433people (2011)
- 100households
- 78.2%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barasat

Of every 100 households in Barasat in 2011, 97 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Barasat · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**45%

Tap water ****100%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**83%

Use banking services ****3%**

**67%

Television ****45%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**963

Working population ****57.5%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 71.7% for women. 64% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (51%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 39 (16%) · **■** Marginal 41 (16%)

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 Memari - II

- Akalia503 people
- Moshra490 people
- Bhandul485 people
- Goaldingi454 people
- Taralpur431 people
- Ashapur392 people
- Khayerpur385 people
- Kanthalia332 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barasat?433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barasat in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barasat?78.2% (Census 2011)