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About Barachaka Village

Barachaka is a small village in Bankura II tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 139 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barachaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barachaka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura II
Pincode 722175
Area (hectares) 137.22 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 139
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barachaka compares

By the 2011 count Barachaka is the 108th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 137.22 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Barachaka

Barachaka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barachaka as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Banhambirpur, Bankata, Bankati and Banki. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barachaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Barachaka village had a population of 281. That makes it the 108th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Barachaka village has 139 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barachaka has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Barachaka is 722175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barachaka covers 137.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barachaka falls under Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barachaka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barachaka.

Barachaka is in Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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