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About Barasat Village

Barasat is a mid sized village in Patrasayer tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,840, made up of 936 males and 904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722112, 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 Patrasayer
Pincode 722112
Area (hectares) 329.48 hectares
Population 1,840
Male Population 936
Female Population 904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barasat compares

By the 2011 count Barasat is the 27th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 329.48 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 973.

Getting to Barasat

Barasat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barasat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bamria, Bandar Konda, Bankishol and Bansh Daha. 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 1,840. That makes it the 27th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Barasat village has 936 males and 904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasat has about 966 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Barasat is 722112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barasat covers 329.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Barasat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Barasat 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 Barasat today is likely to be higher.

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