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About Barail Village

Barail is a large village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,222, made up of 1,613 males and 1,609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712501, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712501
Area (hectares) 224.64 hectares
Population 3,222
Male Population 1,613
Female Population 1,609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barail compares

By the 2011 count Barail is the 15th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 224.64 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Barail

Barail is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barail as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barail from other places

Barail lies about 21 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Begampur, about 3.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barail
Nearest railway station Begampur 3.0 km
Nearest town Baidyabāti 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 18 km
District headquarters Hugli 21 km

Villages closest to Barail

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balagarh tehsil.

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 3,222. That makes it the 15th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Barail village has 1,613 males and 1,609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barail has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Barail is 712501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barail covers 224.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barail falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barail is Begampur, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barail.

Barail is about 21 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barail is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Begampur is about 3.0 km away. Baidyabāti is about 6.5 km away. Balagarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Nekua (under 2 km), Panchpara (2.4 km) and Baruipara (2.8 km).

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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