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About Barar Village

Barar is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,954, made up of 1,009 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 238.91 hectares
Population 1,954
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Barar compares

By the 2011 count Barar is the 51st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 238.91 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Barar

Barar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barar from other places

Barar lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about under 2 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 Barar
Nearest railway station Lohapur under 2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 32 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Barar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barar village had a population of 1,954. That makes it the 51st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Barar village has 1,009 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barar has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Barar is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barar covers 238.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barar falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barar is Lohapur, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barar.

Barar is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barar is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Khargram is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asalpur (3.0 km), Sujapur (3.9 km) and Dangapara (4.1 km).

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

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