# Barasat Village, Nanoor, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Nanoor, Birbhum 

# Barasat

Barasat is a village in Nanoor sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **199 people in 47 households**, the 124th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 199people (2011)
- 47households
- 97.8%literacy
- 730females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barasat

Of every 100 households in Barasat in 2011, 64 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barasat · ■ Nanoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

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

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****60%**

**61%

Television ****47%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Nanoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.8%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****730**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****273**

**968

Working population ****32.2%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.0% for men and 96.3% for women. 54% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (6%) · **■** Other work 20 (31%) · **■** Marginal 16 (25%)

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 Nanoor

- Patisara409 people
- Jalchandi328 people
- Rautara303 people
- Chak Atgram239 people
- Udaypur192 people
- Palashi180 people
- Banshpur177 people
- Ghogan160 people

[All 137 villages in Nanoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nanoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barasat?199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barasat in?Birbhum district (Nanoor sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barasat?97.8% (Census 2011)