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About Baral Village

Baral is a small village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 109 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baral village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731236
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 109
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baral compares

By the 2011 count Baral is the 146th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 973.

Getting to Baral

Baral is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baral 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baral from other places

Baral lies about 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, 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 Baral
Nearest railway station Lohapur under 2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 21 km
District headquarters Birbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Baral

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Baral

As per the Census of India 2011, Baral village had a population of 201. That makes it the 146th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Baral village has 109 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baral has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Baral is 731236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baral covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baral falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baral is Lohapur, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baral.

Baral is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baral is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Simulia (under 2 km), Goalpara (under 2 km) and Supur (3.9 km).

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

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