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About Barakafurchand Village

Barakafurchand is a small village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 198 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakafurchand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakafurchand village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 198
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakafurchand compares

By the 2011 count Barakafurchand is the 169th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Barakafurchand

Barakafurchand is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barakafurchand as Available within 10+ 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 Bara Damodarpur, Bara Krishnapur, Baragachhi and Baraidanga. 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 Barakafurchand

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakafurchand village had a population of 388. That makes it the 169th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Barakafurchand village has 198 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakafurchand has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Barakafurchand covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barakafurchand falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barakafurchand 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 <5 km distance for Barakafurchand.

Barakafurchand is in Kushmundi 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 Barakafurchand today is likely to be higher.

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