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About Barikul Village

Barikul is a mid sized village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 494 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barikul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barikul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722162
Area (hectares) 383.33 hectares
Population 988
Male Population 494
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barikul compares

By the 2011 count Barikul is the 35th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 383.33 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Barikul

Barikul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barikul as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bansdiha, Bansol, Baragram and Barapacha. 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 Barikul

As per the Census of India 2011, Barikul village had a population of 988. That makes it the 35th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Barikul village has 494 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barikul has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Barikul is 722162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barikul covers 383.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barikul falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barikul.

Barikul is in Ranibundh 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 Barikul today is likely to be higher.

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