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About Barasalbani Village

Barasalbani is a small village in Sarenga tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 28 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barasalbani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barasalbani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sarenga
Pincode 722150
Area (hectares) 51.96 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 28
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barasalbani compares

By the 2011 count Barasalbani is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 51.96 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Barasalbani

Barasalbani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barasalbani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barasalbani from other places

Barasalbani lies about 71 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Salboni, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barasalbani
Nearest railway station Salboni under 2 km
Nearest town Chandrakona 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarenga 34 km
District headquarters Bankura 71 km

Villages closest to Barasalbani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarenga tehsil.

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 Barasalbani

As per the Census of India 2011, Barasalbani village had a population of 54. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Barasalbani village has 28 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasalbani has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Barasalbani is 722150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barasalbani covers 51.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barasalbani falls under Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barasalbani is Salboni, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Barasalbani.

Barasalbani is about 71 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barasalbani is in Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district. Salboni is about under 2 km away. Chandrakona is about 22 km away. Sarenga is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Salbani (under 2 km), Khalaimura (22 km) and Beruabaid (28 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barasalbani today is likely to be higher.

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