# Barasati Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Barasati

Barasati is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,581 people in 781 households**, the 15th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 3,581people (2011)
- 781households
- 90.3%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barasati

Of every 100 households in Barasati in 2011, 78 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barasati · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****59%**

**38%

Television ****33%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**955

Working population ****39.0%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 84.1% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 182 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (19%) · **■** Household industry 42 (3%) · **■** Other work 580 (41%) · **■** Marginal 334 (24%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Mathori3,885 people
- Shirui3,859 people
- Soya Dighi3,674 people
- Hurinan3,653 people
- Ballok3,565 people
- Dakshin Usatpur3,409 people
- Sabalara3,393 people
- Uttar Usatpur3,167 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barasati?3,581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barasati in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barasati?90.3% (Census 2011)