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About Purba Barjalai Village

Purba Barjalai is one of the larger villages in Jirania tehsil, in the district of West Tripura, Tripura. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,964, made up of 5,810 males and 5,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 799045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Barjalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba Barjalai village
Description Value
State Tripura
District West Tripura
Tehsil Jirania
Pincode 799045
Area (hectares) 1158 hectares
Population 10,964
Male Population 5,810
Female Population 5,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Purba Barjalai compares

By the 2011 count Purba Barjalai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,537 residents. Its 1158 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Purba Barjalai

Purba Barjalai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Purba Barjalai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purba Barjalai from other places

Purba Barjalai lies about 28 km from West Tripura, and the nearest railway station is Bishramganj, about 2.2 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 Purba Barjalai
Nearest railway station Bishramganj 2.2 km
Nearest town Bisālgarh 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jirania 23 km
District headquarters West Tripura 28 km

Villages closest to Purba Barjalai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jirania 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 Purba Barjalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba Barjalai village had a population of 10,964. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,537 residents.

Purba Barjalai village has 5,810 males and 5,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purba Barjalai has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Purba Barjalai is 799045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purba Barjalai covers 1158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purba Barjalai falls under Jirania tehsil of West Tripura district in Tripura.

The nearest railway station to Purba Barjalai is Bishramganj, about 2.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Purba Barjalai.

Purba Barjalai is about 28 km from West Tripura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purba Barjalai is in Jirania tehsil of West Tripura district. Bishramganj is about 2.2 km away. Bisālgarh is about 9.8 km away. Jirania is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jirania (23 km), Bankimnagar (24 km) and Uttar Champamura (24 km).

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

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