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About Barait Village

Barait is a mid sized village in Kumarganj tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 760 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barait Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barait village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kumarganj
Pincode 733141
Area (hectares) 119.84 hectares
Population 1,424
Male Population 760
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barait compares

By the 2011 count Barait is the 30th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 119.84 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Barait

Barait is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barait 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Balupara, Banshra, Bansipur and Bara Durgapur. 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 Barait

As per the Census of India 2011, Barait village had a population of 1,424. That makes it the 30th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Barait village has 760 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barait has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Barait is 733141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barait covers 119.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barait falls under Kumarganj tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barait notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Barait.

Barait is in Kumarganj 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 Barait today is likely to be higher.

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