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About Barasal Village

Barasal is a small village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 217 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barasal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barasal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722158
Area (hectares) 136.43 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 217
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barasal compares

By the 2011 count Barasal is the 93rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 136.43 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Barasal

Barasal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barasal as Available within 5 - 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 Bakulia, Balarampur, Bamantora and Bamnishala. 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 Barasal

As per the Census of India 2011, Barasal village had a population of 431. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Barasal village has 217 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasal has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Barasal is 722158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barasal covers 136.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barasal falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

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

Barasal is in Saltora 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 Barasal today is likely to be higher.

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