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About Barui Village

Barui is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,419, made up of 762 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barui village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732140
Area (hectares) 113.92 hectares
Population 1,419
Male Population 762
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 Barui compares

By the 2011 count Barui is the 53rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 113.92 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Barui

Barui is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barui 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 Bairat, Bangrua, Bansaria and Baradangi. 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 Barui

As per the Census of India 2011, Barui village had a population of 1,419. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Barui village has 762 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barui has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Barui is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barui covers 113.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barui falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barui 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 Barui.

Barui is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah 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 Barui today is likely to be higher.

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