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About Barakasba Village

Barakasba is a mid sized village in Harirampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,227, made up of 589 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733246, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakasba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakasba village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Harirampur
Pincode 733246
Area (hectares) 252.3 hectares
Population 1,227
Male Population 589
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barakasba compares

By the 2011 count Barakasba is the 35th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 252.3 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Barakasba

The census records public bus service for Barakasba as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baje Chahatpur, Baldu, Balihara and Bamandanga. 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.

Common questions about Barakasba

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakasba village had a population of 1,227. That makes it the 35th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Barakasba village has 589 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakasba has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Barakasba is 733246. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakasba covers 252.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barakasba falls under Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barakasba notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barakasba.

Barakasba is in Harirampur 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.

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

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