About Barikpara Village

Barikpara is a mid sized village in Barrackpur I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 332 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barikpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barikpara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Barrackpur I
Pincode	743145
Area (hectares)	84.11 hectares
Population	638
Male Population	332
Female Population	306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barikpara compares

By the 2011 count Barikpara is the 33rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents. Its 84.11 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Barikpara

Barikpara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barikpara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barikpara from other places

Barikpara lies about 20 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 1.8 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 Barikpara
Nearest railway station	Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed)	1.8 km
Nearest town	Ashoknagar Kalyangarh	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barrackpur I	20 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	20 km

Villages closest to Barikpara

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

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Common questions about Barikpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Barikpara village had a population of 638. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents.

Barikpara village has 332 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barikpara has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Barikpara is 743145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barikpara covers 84.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barikpara falls under Barrackpur I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barikpara is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 1.8 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 10+ km distance for Barikpara.

Barikpara is about 20 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barikpara is in Barrackpur I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 1.8 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 9.5 km away. Barrackpur I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.