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About Barasalunchi Village

Barasalunchi is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 644 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barasalunchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barasalunchi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 140.43 hectares
Population 1,306
Male Population 644
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barasalunchi compares

By the 2011 count Barasalunchi is the 42nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 140.43 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Barasalunchi

Barasalunchi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barasalunchi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barasalunchi from other places

Barasalunchi lies about 60 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 7.1 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 Barasalunchi
Nearest railway station Chinpai 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 8.8 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 8.8 km
District headquarters Birbhum 60 km

Villages closest to Barasalunchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barasalunchi village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Barasalunchi village has 644 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasalunchi has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Barasalunchi is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barasalunchi covers 140.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barasalunchi falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barasalunchi is Chinpai, about 7.1 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 village for Barasalunchi.

Barasalunchi is about 60 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barasalunchi is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 7.1 km away. Dubrajpur is about 8.8 km away. Dubrājpur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paratpur (under 2 km), Shibrautara (under 2 km) and Chhota Salunchi (under 2 km).

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

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