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About Barasol Village

Barasol is a mid sized village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 305 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barasol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barasol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721501
Area (hectares) 200.13 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 305
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barasol compares

By the 2011 count Barasol is the 73rd largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 200.13 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Barasol

Barasol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barasol as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barajamsol, Barakharpal, Baramsol and Baramurgi. 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 Barasol

As per the Census of India 2011, Barasol village had a population of 591. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Barasol village has 305 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasol has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Barasol is 721501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barasol covers 200.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barasol falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barasol notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Barasol.

Barasol is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Barasol today is likely to be higher.

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