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About Barari Village

Barari is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 913, made up of 467 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 394.97 hectares
Population 913
Male Population 467
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barari compares

By the 2011 count Barari is the 75th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 394.97 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Barari

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

How far is Barari from other places

Barari lies about 54 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kurwa, about 21 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 Barari
Nearest railway station Kurwa 21 km
Nearest town Dumka 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 31 km
District headquarters Birbhum 54 km

Villages closest to Barari

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 Barari

As per the Census of India 2011, Barari village had a population of 913. That makes it the 75th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Barari village has 467 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barari has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

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

Barari covers 394.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barari is Kurwa, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Barari.

Barari is about 54 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barari is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Kurwa is about 21 km away. Dumka is about 24 km away. Dubrajpur is about 31 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 Gunsima (under 2 km), Chak Jitua (19 km) and Dedaha (20 km).

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

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