Barasat is a Municipality city in district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Barasat city is divided into 32 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Barasat Municipality has population of 278,435 of which 140,822 are males while 137,613 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 22605 which is 8.12 % of total population of Barasat (M). In Barasat Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 977 against state average of 950. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Barasat is around 963 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. Literacy rate of Barasat city is 89.62 % higher than state average of 76.26 %. In Barasat, Male literacy is around 92.22 % while female literacy rate is 86.96 %.
Barasat Municipality has total administration over 69,506 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Barasat 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Barasat Municipality in 2024 is approximately
393,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Barasat city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Barasat city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Barasat town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Barasat Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.13 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.32 % of total population in Barasat (M).
Barasat Work Profile
Out of total population, 97,469 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 79,990 were males while 17,479 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 97469 working population, 92.74 % were engaged in Main Work while 7.26 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.