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About Barakpur Village

Barakpur is one of the larger villages in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,945, made up of 3,573 males and 3,372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743262, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bongaon
Pincode 743262
Area (hectares) 271.44 hectares
Population 6,945
Male Population 3,573
Female Population 3,372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barakpur compares

By the 2011 count Barakpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 271.44 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Barakpur

Barakpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barakpur 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bairampur, Balianpur, Ballabhpur and Bangangram. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakpur village had a population of 6,945. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Barakpur village has 3,573 males and 3,372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Barakpur is 743262. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakpur covers 271.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barakpur falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barakpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barakpur.

Barakpur is in Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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