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About Baranda Village

Baranda is a mid sized village in Lakhpat tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,105, made up of 577 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4947.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370655, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baranda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baranda village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Lakhpat
Pincode 370655
Area (hectares) 4947.23 hectares
Population 1,105
Male Population 577
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baranda compares

By the 2011 count Baranda is the 16th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 4947.23 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Baranda

Baranda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baranda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baranda from other places

Baranda lies about 112 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Naliya, about 38 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baranda
Tehsil headquarters Lakhpat 32 km
Nearest railway station Naliya 38 km
Nearest town Māndvi 106 km
District headquarters Kachchh 112 km

Villages closest to Baranda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhpat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Baranda

As per the Census of India 2011, Baranda village had a population of 1,105. That makes it the 16th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Baranda village has 577 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baranda has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Baranda is 370655. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baranda covers 4947.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baranda falls under Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Baranda is Naliya, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baranda.

Baranda is about 112 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baranda is in Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district. Lakhpat is about 32 km away. Naliya is about 38 km away. Māndvi is about 106 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naredo (3.6 km), Bhudha (5.5 km) and Chamra (5.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baranda today is likely to be higher.

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