About Paschim Barkola Village

Paschim Barkola is a mid sized village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 644 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Barkola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Barkola village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Khoyrasol
Pincode	731125
Area (hectares)	240.79 hectares
Population	1,220
Male Population	644
Female Population	576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paschim Barkola compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Barkola is the 40th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 240.79 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Paschim Barkola

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

Paschim Barkola lies about 83 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Palāsthali, about 7.9 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 Paschim Barkola
Nearest railway station	Palāsthali	7.9 km
Nearest town	Jāmuria	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khoyrasol	16 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	83 km

Villages closest to Paschim Barkola

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 Paschim Barkola

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Barkola village had a population of 1,220. That makes it the 40th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Paschim Barkola village has 644 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Barkola has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Paschim Barkola covers 240.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paschim Barkola falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paschim Barkola is Palāsthali, about 7.9 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 Paschim Barkola.

Paschim Barkola is about 83 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paschim Barkola is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Palāsthali is about 7.9 km away. Jāmuria is about 10 km away. Khoyrasol is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.