Barasat, Jaypur
Barasat is a village located in the Jaypur Subdivision of Bankura district of West Bengal. The village falls in Jaypur block and comes under Gelia Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Barasat is 969 out of which 500 are males and rest 469 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 938 females per 1000 males. There are around 98 teenagers in Barasat. It has literacy rate of 73% which means around 707 persons can read and write. Total 490 people belonging to scheduled caste and 5 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 214 households in Barasat, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 401. The pincode of Barasat is 722154 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Gelia Sub Post office
- Jote Joyrampur Mirjapur Branch Post office
- Karakberia Sadhuadal Branch Post office
- Bansichandipur Branch Post office
- Basubati Branch Post office
Schools
Barasat has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Tanadighi High School
- Ashurali J.C. High School(High School)
- Kantagore Bhagaldighi High School(High School)
- Mirjapur High School
- Chandipur Ramkrishna Institution(High School)
Banks
Barasat has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.