# Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Sub-district · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Barasat - I

Barasat - I is a sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **294,628 people**, 12 towns and 70 villages (70 inhabited). The largest village is Kadambagachhi (8,240 people).

- 294,628people (2011)
- 70villages
- 12towns
- 81.5%literacy

## Population of Barasat - I compared with North Twenty Four Parganas

■ Barasat - I · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas district

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**84.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**956

Working population ****35.5%**

**35.7%

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 - I

Of every 100 households in Barasat - I in 2011, 69 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barasat - I · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas district

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**8%

Tap water ****16%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**49%

Use banking services ****52%**

**59%

Television ****38%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**16%

Own their home ****90%**

**84%

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

## Towns in Barasat - I

- Nebadhai Duttapukur25,557 people
- Joypul16,134 people
- Chatta Baria12,537 people
- Koyra11,615 people
- Digha8,159 people
- Chak Barbaria8,088 people
- Kulberia6,993 people
- Bamangachhi6,824 people
- Kokapur6,317 people
- Gangapur6,301 people
- Shibalaya5,830 people
- Chandrapur5,047 people

## Largest villages in Barasat - I

- Kadambagachhi · 8,240 people
- Kanthalia · 5,724 people
- Kashimpur · 5,427 people
- Bara · 5,412 people
- Bahera · 5,369 people
- Jirat · 5,337 people
- Mandalganti · 5,151 people
- Barbaria · 4,764 people
- Pirgachha · 4,526 people
- Khilkapur · 4,501 people
- Patincha · 4,474 people
- Sikdespukhuria · 4,355 people
- Maynagadi · 4,058 people
- Ula · 4,058 people
- Murali · 4,056 people
- Chhota Jagulia · 4,043 people

[All 70 villages in Barasat - I →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Barasat - I?70 (70 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Barasat - I in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Barasat - I?294,628 (Census 2011)