Barasat, Gaighata
Barasat is a village located in the Gaighata Subdivision of 24 Paraganas North district of West Bengal. The village falls in Gaighata block and comes under Sutia Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Barasat is 8.1 thousands out of which 4.4 thousands are males and rest 3.8 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 860 females per 1000 males. There are around 648 teenagers in Barasat. It has literacy rate of 73% which means around 5.9 thousands persons can read and write. Total 3.2 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 473 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.9 thousands households in Barasat, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 3.4 thousands. The pincode of Barasat is 743273 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Khantura Sub Post office
- Balti Branch Post office
- Gobinda Pur Branch Post office
- Hakimpur Branch Post office
- Gunrajpur Branch Post office
Schools
Barasat has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Balki High School
- Gobardanga Khantura High School
- Khantura Girls High School
- Panchpota Bharadanga High School(High School)
- Balti High School( High School)
Hospitals
Barasat has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Panchpota(S) Sub-Center
- Purandapur Sub-Center
- Keotali Sub-Center
- Kalanchi Sub-Center
- Nabatkati Sub-Center
Banks
Barasat has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.