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About Baraigachh Village

Baraigachh is a small village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 206 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraigachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraigachh village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 176.85 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 206
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baraigachh compares

By the 2011 count Baraigachh is the 89th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 176.85 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Baraigachh

Baraigachh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baraigachh 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bansh Gaon Mangachh, Banshgaon, Banur Chhat and Bara Paikpara Arazi. 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 Baraigachh

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraigachh village had a population of 427. That makes it the 89th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Baraigachh village has 206 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraigachh has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Baraigachh is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraigachh covers 176.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraigachh falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baraigachh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Baraigachh.

Baraigachh is in Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling 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 Baraigachh today is likely to be higher.

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