# Barasat, North Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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City · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Barasat

Barasat is a city in Area not under any Sub-district sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (municipality). The 2011 Census counted **278,435 people** in 69,506 households. Literacy was 89.6%.

- 278,435people (2011)
- 69,506households
- 89.6%literacy
- 32census wards

## Population of Barasat

■ Barasat · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**88.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**951

Working population ****35.0%**

**35.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Barasat

Of every 100 households in Barasat in 2011, 88 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Barasat · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**2%

Tap water ****42%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**18%

Use banking services ****72%**

**73%

Television ****71%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****80%**

**75%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Barasat in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Barasat as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> BARASAT, a subdivisional town in the district of the Twenty-four Parganas, Bengal, India. For a considerable time Barasat town was the headquarters of a joint magistracy, known as the “Barasat District,” but in 1861, on a readjustment of boundaries Barasat district was abolished by order of government, and was converted into a subdivision of the Twenty-four Parganas. It forms a striking illustration of the rural character of the so-called “towns” in Bengal, and is merely an agglomeration of 41 separate villages, in which all the operations of husbandry go on precisely as in the adjacent hamlets.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## What people in Barasat work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 86,469 (89%) · **■** Household industry 2,743 (3%) · **■** Farming 1,183 (1%) · **■** Marginal 7,074 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Barasat

- Hospitals29 in Barasat
- Banks81 in Barasat
- ATMs30 in Barasat
- Petrol pumps4 in Barasat
- Hotels12 in Barasat
- Shopping malls10 in Barasat
- Schools34 in Barasat
- Colleges and universities29 in Barasat
- Cinemas5 in Barasat
- Pharmacies65 in Barasat
- Restaurants99 in Barasat
- Police stations3 in Barasat
- Dental clinics8 in Barasat

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Barasat ward list (2011)

- Ward 717,000 people
- Ward 215,058 people
- Ward 3213,128 people
- Ward 1511,272 people
- Ward 1711,140 people
- Ward 111,102 people

[Full ward list (32 wards) →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/barasat/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barasat?278,435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barasat in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal
- How many wards does Barasat have?32 census wards (2011)