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About Baram Village

Baram is a small village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 230 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731103
Area (hectares) 182.24 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 230
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baram compares

By the 2011 count Baram is the 97th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 182.24 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Baram

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

Baram lies about 35 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kunuri, about 4.6 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 Baram
Nearest railway station Kunuri 4.6 km
Nearest town Siuri 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 35 km
District headquarters Birbhum 35 km

Villages closest to Baram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Baram

As per the Census of India 2011, Baram village had a population of 453. That makes it the 97th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Baram village has 230 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baram has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Baram is 731103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baram covers 182.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baram falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baram is Kunuri, about 4.6 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 Baram.

Baram is about 35 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baram is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Kunuri is about 4.6 km away. Siuri is about 8.5 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katunia (under 2 km), Asenga (2.5 km) and Gournagar (3.0 km).

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

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