# Barasati Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barasati

Barasati is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **744 people in 142 households**, the 92nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 744people (2011)
- 142households
- 44.3%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barasati

Of every 100 households in Barasati in 2011, 74 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Barasati · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**59%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****96%**

**62%

Television ****24%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Barasati?

■ Barasati · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.3%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**963

Working population ****32.9%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.7% for men and 42.6% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 97 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 117 (48%) · **■** Marginal 30 (12%)

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 Dantan - I

- Benapura770 people
- Balabhadrapur762 people
- Ekamalipur761 people
- Bhetiamla748 people
- Nilpura724 people
- Garadpur698 people
- Mani Kara697 people
- Dhanhalia681 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barasati?744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barasati in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barasati?44.3% (Census 2011)