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About Barala Village

Barala is one of the larger villages in Raghunathganj I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,580, made up of 2,838 males and 2,742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 627.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Raghunathganj I
Pincode 742235
Area (hectares) 627.31 hectares
Population 5,580
Male Population 2,838
Female Population 2,742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barala compares

By the 2011 count Barala is the 5th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 627.31 hectares work out to about 8.9 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 960.

Getting to Barala

Barala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barala from other places

Barala 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 Barala
Nearest railway station Lohapur under 2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathganj I 34 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Barala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barala village had a population of 5,580. That makes it the 5th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Barala village has 2,838 males and 2,742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barala has about 966 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 960.

The pincode recorded for Barala is 742235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barala covers 627.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barala falls under Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

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

Barala 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.

Barala is in Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Raghunathganj I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sujapur (3.8 km), Simla (6.3 km) and Bandkhola (7.7 km).

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

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