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 May 2024, the current population of Barachu is 853 out of which 418 are males and rest 435 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1041 females per 1000 males. There are around 112 teenagers in Barachu. It has literacy rate of 64% which means around 550 persons can read and write. Total 492 people belonging to scheduled caste and 121 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 234 households in Barachu, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 357. 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