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About Barunhat Village

Barunhat is one of the larger villages in Hasnabad tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,635, made up of 8,460 males and 8,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 930.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barunhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barunhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Hasnabad
Pincode 743426
Area (hectares) 930.29 hectares
Population 16,635
Male Population 8,460
Female Population 8,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barunhat compares

By the 2011 count Barunhat is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,699 residents. Its 930.29 hectares work out to about 18 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 962.

Getting to Barunhat

Barunhat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barunhat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barunhat from other places

Barunhat lies about 37 km from North Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Barunhat
Tehsil headquarters Hasnabad 6.7 km
Nearest town Tāki 8.0 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 37 km

Villages closest to Barunhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barunhat village had a population of 16,635. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,699 residents.

Barunhat village has 8,460 males and 8,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barunhat has about 966 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Barunhat is 743426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barunhat covers 930.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barunhat falls under Hasnabad tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barunhat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barunhat.

Barunhat is about 37 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.

Barunhat is in Hasnabad tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Hasnabad is about 6.7 km away. Tāki is about 8.0 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bena (1.5 km), Char Rameswarpur (3.3 km) and Rameswarpur (3.3 km).

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

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