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About Barunia Village

Barunia is a small village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 95 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barunia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 281.03 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 95
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Barunia compares

By the 2011 count Barunia is the 159th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 281.03 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Barunia

Barunia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barunia 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 Baragram, Barapacha, Barda and Barikul. 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 Barunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Barunia village had a population of 171. That makes it the 159th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Barunia village has 95 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barunia has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Barunia is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barunia covers 281.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Barunia 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 Barunia.

Barunia 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 Barunia today is likely to be higher.

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