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About Bararangras Village

Bararangras is one of the larger villages in Cooch Behar II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,049, made up of 4,189 males and 3,860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1152.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bararangras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bararangras village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Cooch Behar II
Pincode 736121
Area (hectares) 1152.03 hectares
Population 8,049
Male Population 4,189
Female Population 3,860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bararangras compares

By the 2011 count Bararangras is the 8th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,612 residents. Its 1152.03 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Bararangras

Bararangras is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bararangras 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bararangras from other places

Bararangras lies about 13 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Pundibari, about 4.4 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 Bararangras
Nearest railway station Pundibari 4.4 km
Nearest town Alīpur Duār 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Cooch Behar II 13 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 13 km

Villages closest to Bararangras

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Cooch Behar II 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 Bararangras

As per the Census of India 2011, Bararangras village had a population of 8,049. That makes it the 8th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,612 residents.

Bararangras village has 4,189 males and 3,860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bararangras has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Bararangras is 736121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bararangras covers 1152.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bararangras falls under Cooch Behar II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bararangras is Pundibari, about 4.4 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 - 10 km distance for Bararangras.

Bararangras is about 13 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bararangras is in Cooch Behar II tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Pundibari is about 4.4 km away. Alīpur Duār is about 11 km away. Cooch Behar II is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatiduba (under 2 km), Gopalpur (3.0 km) and Kalarayerkuthi (5.5 km).

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

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