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About Barutia Village

Barutia is a mid sized village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 479 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barutia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barutia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 288.76 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 479
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barutia compares

By the 2011 count Barutia is the 41st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 288.76 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Barutia

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

Barutia lies about 8.6 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 5.2 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 Barutia
Nearest town Nalhāti 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar II 8.6 km
District headquarters Birbhum 8.6 km

Villages closest to Barutia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barutia village had a population of 955. That makes it the 41st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Barutia village has 479 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barutia has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Barutia is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barutia covers 288.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barutia falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barutia is Nalhati Junction, about 5.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barutia.

Barutia is about 8.6 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barutia is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 4.3 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 5.2 km away. Mayureswar II is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhaipur (under 2 km), Deanpara (2.4 km) and Dheka (3.5 km).

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

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