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About Barai Village

Barai is a small village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 240 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 111.69 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 240
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barai compares

By the 2011 count Barai is the 133rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 111.69 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Barai

Barai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barai as Available within 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 Bara Pancharole, Bara Rangtia, Barabhandar Khanda and Baradanga Or Barsol. 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 Barai

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai village had a population of 473. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Barai village has 240 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai has about 971 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Barai is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barai covers 111.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barai falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barai notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Barai.

Barai is in Garbeta I 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 Barai today is likely to be higher.

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