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About Barakharanga Village

Barakharanga is a small village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 186 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakharanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakharanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 71.63 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 186
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakharanga compares

By the 2011 count Barakharanga is the 139th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 71.63 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Barakharanga

Barakharanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barakharanga as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bankanali, Banpathari, Bansinala and Banskana. 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 Barakharanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakharanga village had a population of 394. That makes it the 139th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Barakharanga village has 186 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakharanga has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Barakharanga is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakharanga covers 71.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barakharanga falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barakharanga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Barakharanga is in Raipur 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 Barakharanga today is likely to be higher.

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