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About Baraban Village

Baraban is a mid sized village in Patrasayer tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,401, made up of 717 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraban village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Patrasayer
Pincode 722206
Area (hectares) 78.29 hectares
Population 1,401
Male Population 717
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraban compares

By the 2011 count Baraban is the 44th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 78.29 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Baraban

Baraban is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baraban as Available within 10+ 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 Balsi Purbapara, Bamria, Bandar Konda and Bankishol. 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 Baraban

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraban village had a population of 1,401. That makes it the 44th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Baraban village has 717 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraban has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Baraban is 722206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraban covers 78.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baraban falls under Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

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

Baraban is in Patrasayer 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 Baraban today is likely to be higher.

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