About Barala Village

Barala is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,565, made up of 819 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, 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	Sagardighi
Pincode	742122
Area (hectares)	188.13 hectares
Population	1,565
Male Population	819
Female Population	746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
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 Barala compares

By the 2011 count Barala is the 65th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 188.13 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Barala

Barala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barala 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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Sagardighi	13 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	14 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 Sagardighi 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 Barala

As per the Census of India 2011, Barala village had a population of 1,565. That makes it the 65th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Barala village has 819 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barala has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

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

Barala covers 188.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barala falls under Sagardighi 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about under 2 km away. Sagardighi is about 13 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.