About Barail Village

Barail is a small village in Habibpur tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 77 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barail village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Habibpur
Pincode	732122
Area (hectares)	107.02 hectares
Population	152
Male Population	77
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barail compares

By the 2011 count Barail is the 217th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 107.02 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Barail

Barail is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barail as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barail from other places

Barail lies about 6.0 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, about 1.8 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 Barail
Nearest railway station	Gazole	1.8 km
District headquarters	Maldah	6.0 km
Nearest town	Malda	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Habibpur	24 km

Villages closest to Barail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barail village had a population of 152. That makes it the 217th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Barail village has 77 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barail has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Barail is 732122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barail covers 107.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barail falls under Habibpur tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barail is Gazole, about 1.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barail.

Barail is about 6.0 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barail is in Habibpur tehsil of Maldah district. Gazole is about 1.8 km away. Maldah is about 6.0 km away. Malda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.