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About Barajorda Village

Barajorda is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,808, made up of 921 males and 887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722173, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barajorda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barajorda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722173
Area (hectares) 115.15 hectares
Population 1,808
Male Population 921
Female Population 887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barajorda compares

By the 2011 count Barajorda is the 14th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 115.15 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Barajorda

Barajorda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barajorda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barajorda from other places

Barajorda lies about 25 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 21 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 Barajorda
Tehsil headquarters Indpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Chhatna 21 km
District headquarters Bankura 25 km
Nearest town Bānkura 25 km

Villages closest to Barajorda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Indpur 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 Barajorda

As per the Census of India 2011, Barajorda village had a population of 1,808. That makes it the 14th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Barajorda village has 921 males and 887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barajorda has about 963 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Barajorda is 722173. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barajorda covers 115.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barajorda falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barajorda is Chhatna, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Barajorda is about 25 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barajorda is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Indpur is about 10 km away. Chhatna is about 21 km away. Bankura is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathpur (3.4 km), Puara (7.4 km) and Gokulnagar (8.3 km).

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

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