Barachu, Kharagpur - II

Barachu is a village located in the Kharagpur - II Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Kharagpur-II block and comes under Chakmakampur Gram Panchayat.

As on April 2025, the current population of Barachu is 857 out of which 420 are males and rest 437 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1040 females per 1000 males. There are around 112 teenagers in Barachu. It has literacy rate of 65% which means around 553 persons can read and write. Total 495 people belonging to scheduled caste and 122 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 235 households in Barachu, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 359. The pincode of Barachu is 721301 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Gole Bazar Sub Post office
• Kharagpur Work Shop Sub Post office
• Kharagpur New Settlement Sub Post office
• Mathurakati Sub Post office
• Kharagpur Sub Post office

Schools

Barachu has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• St. Agnes High School
• Gokulpur Bidhan Chandra Vidyabhaban (High School) Upry.
• K. V. No. 2 Kharagpur School
• Kharagpur South Side High School (High School)
• Khelar Gajendra High School (High School)

Hospitals

Barachu has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Mercy Nursing Home
• Barkola Sub-Center
• Sankoa Sub-Center
• Shyamchak Sub-Center
• Kuldiha Sub-Center

Banks

Barachu has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Kharagpur
• Central Bank of India Kharagpur
• Central Bank of India DRM Office Kharagpur
• Canara Bank Kharagpur II
• Canara Bank Kharagpur Lic OF India