About Barasat Village

Barasat is a large village in Haringhata tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,046, made up of 2,074 males and 1,972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741257, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barasat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barasat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Tehsil	Haringhata
Pincode	741257
Area (hectares)	243.81 hectares
Population	4,046
Male Population	2,074
Female Population	1,972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barasat compares

By the 2011 count Barasat is the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents. Its 243.81 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Barasat

Barasat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barasat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barasat from other places

Barasat lies about 58 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), 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 Barasat
Nearest railway station	Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed)	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haringhata	5.7 km
Nearest town	Ashoknagar Kalyangarh	8.8 km
District headquarters	Nadia	58 km

Villages closest to Barasat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barasat village had a population of 4,046. That makes it the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents.

Barasat village has 2,074 males and 1,972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasat has about 951 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 948.

The pincode recorded for Barasat is 741257. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barasat covers 243.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barasat falls under Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barasat is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barasat.

Barasat is about 58 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barasat is in Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about under 2 km away. Haringhata is about 5.7 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.