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About Baranda Village

Baranda 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 299, made up of 160 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baranda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baranda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 30.44 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 160
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baranda compares

By the 2011 count Baranda is the 186th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 30.44 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Baranda

Baranda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baranda as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barabhandar Khanda, Baradanga Or Barsol, Barageria and Barai. 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 Baranda

As per the Census of India 2011, Baranda village had a population of 299. That makes it the 186th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Baranda village has 160 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baranda has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

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

Baranda covers 30.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

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

Baranda 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 Baranda today is likely to be higher.

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