About Barakali Village

Barakali is a large village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,209, made up of 1,166 males and 1,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Balurghat
Pincode	733151
Area (hectares)	234.22 hectares
Population	2,209
Male Population	1,166
Female Population	1,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakali compares

By the 2011 count Barakali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 234.22 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Barakali

Barakali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barakali 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. The nearest villages by name are Bannapara, Baodhara, Bara and Bara Kashipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barakali

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakali village had a population of 2,209. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Barakali village has 1,166 males and 1,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakali has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Barakali is 733151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakali covers 234.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barakali falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barakali notes the nearest railway station 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 Barakali.

Barakali is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.