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About Barail Village

Barail is one of the larger villages in Ratua II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,031, made up of 3,578 males and 3,453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732214, 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 Ratua II
Pincode 732214
Area (hectares) 539.4 hectares
Population 7,031
Male Population 3,578
Female Population 3,453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barail compares

By the 2011 count Barail is the 6th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents. Its 539.4 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Barail

Barail is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barail 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 <5 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
Tehsil headquarters Ratua II 6.0 km
District headquarters Maldah 6.0 km
Nearest town Malda 23 km

Villages closest to Barail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barail village had a population of 7,031. That makes it the 6th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents.

Barail village has 3,578 males and 3,453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barail has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Barail is 732214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barail covers 539.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barail falls under Ratua II 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 <5 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 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 Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district. Gazole is about 1.8 km away. Ratua II is about 6.0 km away. Maldah is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheria (11 km), Kumarganj (14 km) and Pukhuria (20 km).

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

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