About Baraia Village

Baraia is one of the larger villages in Tehatta II tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,746, made up of 3,991 males and 3,755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1538.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Tehsil	Tehatta II
Pincode	741156
Area (hectares)	1538.88 hectares
Population	7,746
Male Population	3,991
Female Population	3,755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraia compares

By the 2011 count Baraia is the 8th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,726 residents. Its 1538.88 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Baraia

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

How far is Baraia from other places

Baraia 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 Baraia
Nearest railway station	Pagla Chandi	6.9 km
Nearest town	Kātoya	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tehatta II	34 km
District headquarters	Nadia	34 km

Villages closest to Baraia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tehatta II 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 Baraia

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraia village had a population of 7,746. That makes it the 8th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,726 residents.

Baraia village has 3,991 males and 3,755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraia has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Baraia is 741156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraia covers 1538.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraia falls under Tehatta II tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baraia 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baraia.

Baraia 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.

Baraia is in Tehatta II tehsil of Nadia district. Pagla Chandi is about 6.9 km away. Kātoya is about 25 km away. Tehatta II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.