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About Barakala Village

Barakala is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 19 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721505
Area (hectares) 30.21 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 19
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barakala compares

By the 2011 count Barakala is the 253rd largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 30.21 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Barakala

Barakala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barakala as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bara Harki, Bara Pindra, Bara Rajgram and Barabankata. 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 Barakala

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakala village had a population of 36. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Barakala village has 19 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakala has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Barakala is 721505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakala covers 30.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barakala falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barakala.

Barakala is in Jamboni 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 Barakala today is likely to be higher.

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