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About Barail Village

Barail is a large village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,506, made up of 1,224 males and 1,282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barail village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 85.76 hectares
Population 2,506
Male Population 1,224
Female Population 1,282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barail compares

By the 2011 count Barail is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 85.76 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Barail

Barail is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barail 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barail from other places

Barail lies about 45 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, about 1.8 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 Barail
Nearest railway station Gazole 1.8 km
Nearest town Malda 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansihari 30 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 45 km

Villages closest to Barail

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bansihari 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 Barail

As per the Census of India 2011, Barail village had a population of 2,506. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Barail village has 1,224 males and 1,282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barail has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Barail is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barail covers 85.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barail falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barail is Gazole, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barail.

Barail is about 45 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barail is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Gazole is about 1.8 km away. Malda is about 23 km away. Bansihari is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mungarail (under 2 km), Bagduar (18 km) and Daulatpur (19 km).

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

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