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About Baralagia Village

Baralagia is a mid sized village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 329 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baralagia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baralagia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 329
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baralagia compares

By the 2011 count Baralagia is the 43rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Baralagia

Baralagia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baralagia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Baralagia from other places

Baralagia lies about 8.6 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 10 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 Baralagia
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 10 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 11 km

Villages closest to Baralagia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baralagia village had a population of 704. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Baralagia village has 329 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baralagia has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Baralagia is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baralagia covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baralagia falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baralagia is Singhpokharia, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baralagia.

Baralagia is about 8.6 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baralagia is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 8.6 km away. Singhpokharia is about 10 km away. Chāībāsa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Lagia (under 2 km), Chhotalagia (2.2 km) and Kabragutu (2.2 km).

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

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