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About Baranagar Village

Baranagar is a mid sized village in Kaliachak I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,795, made up of 938 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baranagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baranagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Kaliachak I
Pincode 732206
Area (hectares) 84.19 hectares
Population 1,795
Male Population 938
Female Population 857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Baranagar compares

By the 2011 count Baranagar is the 38th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents. Its 84.19 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Baranagar

Baranagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baranagar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baranagar from other places

Baranagar lies about 19 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Samsi, about 4.5 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 Baranagar
Nearest railway station Samsi 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliachak I 19 km
District headquarters Maldah 19 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 27 km

Villages closest to Baranagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliachak I 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 Baranagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baranagar village had a population of 1,795. That makes it the 38th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents.

Baranagar village has 938 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baranagar has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Baranagar is 732206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baranagar covers 84.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baranagar falls under Kaliachak I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baranagar is Samsi, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baranagar.

Baranagar is about 19 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baranagar is in Kaliachak I tehsil of Maldah district. Samsi is about 4.5 km away. Kaliachak I is about 19 km away. Maldah is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masimpur (3.1 km), Chaspara (4.2 km) and Nurnagar (8.4 km).

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

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