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About Baraturigram Village

Baraturigram is one of the larger villages in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,968, made up of 3,005 males and 2,963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 782.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraturigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraturigram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731245
Area (hectares) 782.8 hectares
Population 5,968
Male Population 3,005
Female Population 2,963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraturigram compares

By the 2011 count Baraturigram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 782.8 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Baraturigram

Baraturigram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baraturigram as Available within <5 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 Baraturigram from other places

Baraturigram lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 14 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 Baraturigram
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 14 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Baraturigram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Baraturigram

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraturigram village had a population of 5,968. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Baraturigram village has 3,005 males and 2,963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraturigram has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Baraturigram is 731245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraturigram covers 782.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraturigram falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baraturigram is Mallarpur, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baraturigram.

Baraturigram is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraturigram is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 14 km away. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Mayureswar I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durakhi (2.1 km), Hazipur (2.6 km) and Birchandrapur (3.0 km).

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

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