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About Barakadra Village

Barakadra is a mid sized village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 655 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakadra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakadra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721253
Area (hectares) 318.08 hectares
Population 1,278
Male Population 655
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Barakadra compares

By the 2011 count Barakadra is the 26th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 318.08 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Barakadra

Barakadra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barakadra 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 Barabagpichhla, Barabolbandi, Barachengsol and Baradhadka. 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 Barakadra

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakadra village had a population of 1,278. That makes it the 26th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Barakadra village has 655 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakadra has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Barakadra is 721253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakadra covers 318.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barakadra falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barakadra 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 Barakadra.

Barakadra is in Garbeta 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 Barakadra today is likely to be higher.

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