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About Barama Village

Barama is a mid sized village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 485 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712616, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barama village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat I
Pincode 712616
Area (hectares) 86.07 hectares
Population 916
Male Population 485
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Barama compares

By the 2011 count Barama is the 61st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 86.07 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Barama

Barama is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barama 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barama from other places

Barama 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 Barama
Nearest railway station Begampur 3.0 km
Nearest town Baidyabāti 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat I 21 km
District headquarters Hugli 21 km

Villages closest to Barama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat I 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 Barama

As per the Census of India 2011, Barama village had a population of 916. That makes it the 61st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Barama village has 485 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barama has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Barama is 712616. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barama covers 86.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barama falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barama is Begampur, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Barama.

Barama 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.

Barama is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district. Begampur is about 3.0 km away. Baidyabāti is about 6.5 km away. Goghat I is about 21 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 Kumursa (under 2 km), Ratanpur (7.5 km) and Kanaipur (9.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barama today is likely to be higher.

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