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About Barajuri Village

Barajuri is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,940, made up of 1,025 males and 915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722169, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barajuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barajuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722169
Area (hectares) 486.84 hectares
Population 1,940
Male Population 1,025
Female Population 915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Barajuri compares

By the 2011 count Barajuri is the 28th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 486.84 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Barajuri

Barajuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barajuri 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 Banka Jura, Bankdaha, Bara Kumira and Bara Lachhipur. 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 Barajuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Barajuri village had a population of 1,940. That makes it the 28th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Barajuri village has 1,025 males and 915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barajuri has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Barajuri is 722169. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barajuri covers 486.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barajuri falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barajuri 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 Barajuri.

Barajuri is in Gangajalghati 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 Barajuri today is likely to be higher.

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