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About Barasat Village

Barasat is a mid sized village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 887, made up of 458 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barasat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barasat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Jaypur
Pincode 722154
Area (hectares) 79.57 hectares
Population 887
Male Population 458
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barasat compares

By the 2011 count Barasat is the 63rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 79.57 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Barasat

Barasat is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barasat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bankati, Banna, Banshi and Baraaribil. 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 Barasat

As per the Census of India 2011, Barasat village had a population of 887. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Barasat village has 458 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasat has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Barasat is 722154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barasat covers 79.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barasat falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barasat notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Barasat is in Jaypur 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 Barasat today is likely to be higher.

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