# Jirat Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jirat

Jirat is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,337 people in 1,332 households**, the 6th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 5,337people (2011)
- 1,332households
- 86.0%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jirat

Of every 100 households in Jirat in 2011, 82 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jirat · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**82%

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

**15%

Tap water ****10%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**78%

Use banking services ****60%**

**46%

Television ****51%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**18%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Jirat?

■ Jirat · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**940

Working population ****38.4%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 81.8% for women. 59% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (4%) · **■** Household industry 83 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,691 (83%) · **■** Marginal 163 (8%)

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

- Kanthalia5,724 people
- Kashimpur5,427 people
- Bara5,412 people
- Bahera5,369 people
- Mandalganti5,151 people
- Barbaria4,764 people
- Pirgachha4,526 people
- Khilkapur4,501 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 Jirat?5,337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jirat in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jirat?86.0% (Census 2011)