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About Barul Village

Barul is a small village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 154 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712611, 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 Goghat I
Pincode 712611
Area (hectares) 52.92 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 154
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barul compares

By the 2011 count Barul is the 91st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 52.92 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 951.

Getting to Barul

Barul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barul 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Balirchak, Ballabhbati, Bamunia and Bara Kumursa. 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 Barul

As per the Census of India 2011, Barul village had a population of 302. That makes it the 91st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Barul village has 154 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barul has about 961 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Barul is 712611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barul covers 52.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Barul notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Barul.

Barul is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli 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 Barul today is likely to be higher.

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