# Faldi Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Faldi

Faldi is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,595 people in 769 households**, the 17th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 3,595people (2011)
- 769households
- 72.9%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Faldi

Of every 100 households in Faldi in 2011, 55 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Faldi · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**15%

Tap water ****2%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**78%

Use banking services ****28%**

**46%

Television ****15%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

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 Faldi?

■ Faldi · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**940

Working population ****38.2%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 72.9% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (10%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 464 (34%) · **■** Marginal 599 (44%)

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 Barasat - I

- Maynagadi4,058 people
- Ula4,058 people
- Murali4,056 people
- Chhota Jagulia4,043 people
- Fateabad3,455 people
- Isubati3,388 people
- Purbba Ichapur2,776 people
- Charkhara2,772 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Faldi?3,595 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faldi in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Faldi?72.9% (Census 2011)