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About Barasol Village

Barasol is a small village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 145 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721157, 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 Garbeta II
Pincode 721157
Area (hectares) 258.64 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 145
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
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 Barasol compares

By the 2011 count Barasol is the 160th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 258.64 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Barasol

Barasol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barasol 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 Baramasia, Baranagara, Baranakdana and Barasalbani. 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 295. That makes it the 160th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Barasol village has 145 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasol has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Barasol is 721157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barasol covers 258.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barasol falls under Garbeta 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 - 10 km distance for Barasol.

Barasol 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 Barasol today is likely to be higher.

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