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About Baraakna Village

Baraakna is a mid sized village in Chandrakona II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,534, made up of 804 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraakna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraakna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona II
Pincode 721201
Area (hectares) 85.84 hectares
Population 1,534
Male Population 804
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Baraakna compares

By the 2011 count Baraakna is the 23rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 85.84 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Baraakna

Baraakna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baraakna 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. The nearest villages by name are Baidyanathpur, Baikunthapur, Bala and Bandipur. 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 Baraakna

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraakna village had a population of 1,534. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Baraakna village has 804 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraakna has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Baraakna is 721201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraakna covers 85.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baraakna falls under Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baraakna 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 - 10 km distance for Baraakna.

Baraakna is in Chandrakona 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 Baraakna today is likely to be higher.

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