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About Barea Village

Barea is a small village in Purbasthali II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 235 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barea village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Purbasthali II
Pincode 713512
Area (hectares) 85.89 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 235
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barea compares

By the 2011 count Barea is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 85.89 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Barea

Barea is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barea 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bahara, Baidyapur, Baragachhi and Barapara. 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 Barea

As per the Census of India 2011, Barea village had a population of 444. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Barea village has 235 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barea has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Barea is 713512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barea covers 85.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barea falls under Purbasthali II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barea notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Barea.

Barea is in Purbasthali II tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Barea today is likely to be higher.

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