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About Baraila Village

Baraila is a small village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 240 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraila village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Goilkera
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 240
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baraila compares

By the 2011 count Baraila is the 68th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Baraila

The census records public bus service for Baraila as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baraila from other places

Baraila lies about 31 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mahadevsal, about under 2 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 Baraila
Nearest railway station Mahadevsal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goilkera 3.5 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 31 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 35 km

Villages closest to Baraila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goilkera 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 Baraila

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraila village had a population of 449. That makes it the 68th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Baraila village has 240 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraila has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Baraila is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraila covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baraila falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baraila is Mahadevsal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baraila.

Baraila is about 31 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraila is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Mahadevsal is about under 2 km away. Goilkera is about 3.5 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darbo (1.9 km), Kutpai (2.9 km) and Amjharna (3.3 km).

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

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