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About Baraghata Village

Baraghata is a small village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 104 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraghata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731126
Area (hectares) 120.12 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 104
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraghata compares

By the 2011 count Baraghata is the 73rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 120.12 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 982.

Getting to Baraghata

Baraghata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baraghata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baraghata from other places

Baraghata lies about 66 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 5.4 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 Baraghata
Nearest railway station Panchra 5.4 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 66 km

Villages closest to Baraghata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajnagar 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 Baraghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraghata village had a population of 202. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Baraghata village has 104 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraghata has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Baraghata is 731126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraghata covers 120.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baraghata falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baraghata is Panchra, about 5.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baraghata.

Baraghata is about 66 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraghata is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district. Panchra is about 5.4 km away. Dubrājpur is about 7.4 km away. Rajnagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Agaya (2.2 km), Patalpur (2.7 km) and Adampur (3.7 km).

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

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