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About Baraitna Village

Baraitna is a large village in Kaliganj tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,090, made up of 1,564 males and 1,526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraitna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraitna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Kaliganj
Pincode 741150
Area (hectares) 363.8 hectares
Population 3,090
Male Population 1,564
Female Population 1,526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraitna compares

By the 2011 count Baraitna is the 29th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents. Its 363.8 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Baraitna

Baraitna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baraitna 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baraitna from other places

Baraitna lies about 34 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Pagla Chandi, about 6.9 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 Baraitna
Nearest railway station Pagla Chandi 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliganj 14 km
Nearest town Kātoya 25 km
District headquarters Nadia 34 km

Villages closest to Baraitna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraitna village had a population of 3,090. That makes it the 29th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents.

Baraitna village has 1,564 males and 1,526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraitna has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Baraitna is 741150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraitna covers 363.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraitna falls under Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baraitna is Pagla Chandi, about 6.9 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 village for Baraitna.

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

Baraitna is in Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district. Pagla Chandi is about 6.9 km away. Kaliganj is about 14 km away. Kātoya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Debagram (7.7 km), Kaliganj (14 km) and Banpalashi (15 km).

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

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