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About Barail Village

Barail is a small village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 128 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733132, 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 Kushmundi
Pincode 733132
Area (hectares) 54.5 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 128
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barail compares

By the 2011 count Barail is the 207th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 54.5 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Barail

Barail is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barail as Available within 5 - 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 Banshbari, Bara Damodarpur, Bara Krishnapur and Baragachhi. 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 Barail

As per the Census of India 2011, Barail village had a population of 254. That makes it the 207th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Barail village has 128 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barail has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Barail is 733132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barail covers 54.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Barail notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barail.

Barail 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 Barail today is likely to be higher.

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