About Barul Village

Barul is a large village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,683, made up of 1,350 males and 1,333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barul village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Dhaniakhali
Pincode	712302
Area (hectares)	292.15 hectares
Population	2,683
Male Population	1,350
Female Population	1,333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barul compares

By the 2011 count Barul is the 27th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 292.15 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Barul

Barul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barul from other places

Barul lies about 54 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Saktigarh, about 2.1 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 Barul
Nearest railway station	Saktigarh	2.1 km
Nearest town	Memāri	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhaniakhali	27 km
District headquarters	Hugli	54 km

Villages closest to Barul

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

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Common questions about Barul

As per the Census of India 2011, Barul village had a population of 2,683. That makes it the 27th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Barul village has 1,350 males and 1,333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barul has about 987 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Barul is 712302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barul covers 292.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barul falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barul is Saktigarh, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Barul is about 54 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barul is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Saktigarh is about 2.1 km away. Memāri is about 13 km away. Dhaniakhali is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.