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About Barajor Village

Barajor is a mid sized village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,295, made up of 671 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barajor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barajor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Khoyrasol
Pincode 731133
Area (hectares) 598.53 hectares
Population 1,295
Male Population 671
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barajor compares

By the 2011 count Barajor is the 38th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 598.53 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Barajor

The census records public bus service for Barajor as Available within 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barajor from other places

Barajor 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 Barajor
Nearest railway station Kurwa 21 km
Nearest town Dumka 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Khoyrasol 30 km
District headquarters Birbhum 54 km

Villages closest to Barajor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barajor village had a population of 1,295. That makes it the 38th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Barajor village has 671 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barajor has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Barajor is 731133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barajor covers 598.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barajor falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barajor is Kurwa, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barajor.

Barajor 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.

Barajor is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Kurwa is about 21 km away. Dumka is about 24 km away. Khoyrasol is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barakuri (under 2 km), Kendgara (12 km) and Kunda (16 km).

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

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