About Baranagar Village

Baranagar is a mid sized village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,721, made up of 913 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode	742122
Area (hectares)	230.46 hectares
Population	1,721
Male Population	913
Female Population	808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baranagar compares

By the 2011 count Baranagar is the 50th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 230.46 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Baranagar

Baranagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baranagar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baranagar from other places

Baranagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 town	Kāndi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Karnasubarna	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murshidabad Jiaganj	31 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	31 km

Villages closest to Baranagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baranagar village had a population of 1,721. That makes it the 50th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Baranagar village has 913 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baranagar has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Baranagar is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baranagar covers 230.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baranagar falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baranagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Baranagar.

Baranagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baranagar is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Murshidabad Jiaganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.