Jirat, Barasat - I
Jirat is a village located in the Barasat - I Subdivision of 24 Paraganas North district of West Bengal. The village falls in Barasat-I block and comes under Kashimpur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Barrackpur parliament constituency and Amdanga assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Jirat is 5.8 thousands out of which 3 thousands are males and rest 2.9 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 969 females per 1000 males. There are around 471 teenagers in Jirat. It has literacy rate of 78% which means around 4.6 thousands persons can read and write. Total 2.4 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 37 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.5 thousands households in Jirat, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 2.2 thousands. The pincode of Jirat is 743428 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kholapota Sub Post office
- Raghunathpur Branch Post office
- Sikrakulingram Branch Post office
- Zafarpur Branch Post office
- Srinagar Branch Post office
Schools
Jirat has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Kaderia High Madrasah
- Raghunathpur High School
- Raghunathpur Girls' High School( High School)
- Beler Dhanyakuria Madhyamik Vidyalaya (High School)
- Srinagar Adarsha Panchapally Vidyalaya ( High School)
Hospitals
Jirat has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Ghorarash Sub-Center
- Maynali Sub-Center
- Rajnagar Sub-Center
- Mathruapur Sub-Center
- Sikra-Kulingram Primary Health Center
Banks
Jirat has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.