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About Barapaya Village

Barapaya is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 485 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barapaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barapaya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722162
Area (hectares) 331.48 hectares
Population 961
Male Population 485
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barapaya compares

By the 2011 count Barapaya is the 63rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 331.48 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Barapaya

Barapaya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barapaya 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bansinala, Banskana, Baragari and Barakharanga. 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 Barapaya

As per the Census of India 2011, Barapaya village had a population of 961. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Barapaya village has 485 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barapaya has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Barapaya is 722162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barapaya covers 331.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Barapaya 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 km distance for Barapaya.

Barapaya 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 Barapaya today is likely to be higher.

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