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About Barasara Village

Barasara is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,510, made up of 779 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.7 hectares hectares.

Barasara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barasara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 176.7 hectares
Population 1,510
Male Population 779
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Barasara compares

By the 2011 count Barasara is the 65th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 176.7 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Barasara

Barasara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barasara 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 Barasara from other places

Barasara 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 Barasara
Nearest railway station Begampur 3.0 km
Nearest town Baidyabāti 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 21 km
District headquarters Hugli 21 km

Villages closest to Barasara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Barasara

As per the Census of India 2011, Barasara village had a population of 1,510. That makes it the 65th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Barasara village has 779 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasara has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Barasara covers 176.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barasara falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barasara 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 Barasara.

Barasara 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.

Barasara is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Begampur is about 3.0 km away. Baidyabāti is about 6.5 km away. Polba Dadpur 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 Baral Malimpur (under 2 km), Basudebbati (7.5 km) and Shibrampur (7.7 km).

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

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