About Barra Village

Barra is one of the larger villages in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,798, made up of 5,578 males and 5,220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Khoyrasol
Pincode	731125
Area (hectares)	614.74 hectares
Population	10,798
Male Population	5,578
Female Population	5,220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barra compares

By the 2011 count Barra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 614.74 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Barra

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

Barra lies about 79 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Palāsthali, about 13 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 Barra
Tehsil headquarters	Khoyrasol	10 km
Nearest railway station	Palāsthali	13 km
Nearest town	Jāmuria	13 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	79 km

Villages closest to Barra

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.

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Common questions about Barra

As per the Census of India 2011, Barra village had a population of 10,798. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Barra village has 5,578 males and 5,220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barra has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Barra is 731125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barra covers 614.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Barra is Palāsthali, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barra.

Barra is about 79 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barra is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Khoyrasol is about 10 km away. Palāsthali is about 13 km away. Jāmuria is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.