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About Bharara Village

Bharara is a mid sized village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 550 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Khoyrasol
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 239.17 hectares
Population 1,068
Male Population 550
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bharara compares

By the 2011 count Bharara is the 52nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 239.17 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bharara

Bharara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bharara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharara from other places

Bharara 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 Bharara
Tehsil headquarters Khoyrasol 10 km
Nearest railway station Palāsthali 13 km
Nearest town Jāmuria 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 79 km

Villages closest to Bharara

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 Bharara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharara village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Bharara village has 550 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharara has about 942 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 Bharara is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharara covers 239.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bharara is Palāsthali, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bharara 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.

Bharara 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.

The closest recorded villages are Barra (under 2 km), Parsundi (3.6 km) and Tamra (4.7 km).

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

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