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

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Sub-district · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Barasat - II

Barasat - II is a sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **200,918 people**, 1 town and 77 villages (76 inhabited). The largest village is Matiagachha (8,223 people).

- 200,918people (2011)
- 77villages
- 1town
- 77.7%literacy

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

■ Barasat - II · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas district

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**84.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**956

Working population ****32.9%**

**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 - II

Of every 100 households in Barasat - II in 2011, 55 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barasat - II · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas district

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**70%

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

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**8%

Tap water ****9%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**49%

Use banking services ****40%**

**59%

Television ****23%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**16%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 - II

- Deara11,994 people

## Largest villages in Barasat - II

- Matiagachha · 8,223 people
- Gopalpur Chandigar · 7,204 people
- Mahishgadi · 6,468 people
- Falti-Banpur · 6,418 people
- Sasan · 5,818 people
- Bahira · 5,127 people
- Chaumuha · 4,780 people
- Kayemba · 4,687 people
- Puturi · 4,536 people
- Jojra · 4,052 people
- Krishnamati · 3,910 people
- Tegharia · 3,833 people
- Malrameswarpur · 3,711 people
- Khamar Nowabad · 3,600 people
- Gobindapur · 3,416 people
- Baidyapur · 3,409 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Barasat - II?77 (76 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Barasat - II in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Barasat - II?200,918 (Census 2011)