Barasat, Burdwan - I

Barasat is a village located in the Burdwan - I Subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. The village falls in Burdwan-I block and comes under Kshetia Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Bardhaman - Durgapur parliament constituency and Bhatar assembly constituency.

As on May 2024, the current population of Barasat is 772 out of which 380 are males and rest 392 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1032 females per 1000 males. There are around 71 teenagers in Barasat. It has literacy rate of 70% which means around 538 persons can read and write. Total 408 people belonging to scheduled caste and 22 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 167 households in Barasat, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 305. The pincode of Barasat is 713102 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Nutanganj Sub Post office
• Kamalakanta Kalibari Sub Post office
• Kotalhat Sub Post office
• Chotobelun Branch Post office
• Kaligram Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Kurmun High School
• Vidyasagar Uchcha Vidyalaya
• Burdwan Model School
• Bharati Balika Vidyalaya
• Bardhaman Sri Ramakrishna Saradapith Uchcha Vidyalaya

Hospitals

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

• Vita Sub-Center
• Sutra Sub-Center
• Aymapara Sub-Center
• Karjona Sub-Center
• Kurmun Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Indian Bank Kaligram
• State Bank of India Kurmun
• State Bank of India Kanchannagar
• UCO Bank Mahachanda