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About Barachatra Village

Barachatra is a mid sized village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 342 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barachatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barachatra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 107.26 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 342
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barachatra compares

By the 2011 count Barachatra is the 86th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 107.26 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Barachatra

Barachatra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barachatra as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ban Parulia, Bandi Rampur, Bank Simla and Bara. 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 Barachatra

As per the Census of India 2011, Barachatra village had a population of 687. That makes it the 86th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Barachatra village has 342 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barachatra has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Barachatra is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barachatra covers 107.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barachatra falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

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

Barachatra is in Sonamukhi 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 Barachatra today is likely to be higher.

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