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About Barashol Village

Barashol is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 99 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barashol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barashol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721505
Area (hectares) 121.62 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 99
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 Barashol compares

By the 2011 count Barashol is the 163rd largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 121.62 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 974.

Getting to Barashol

Barashol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barashol 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 Pindra, Bara Rajgram, Barabankata and Baragupta. 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 Barashol

As per the Census of India 2011, Barashol village had a population of 202. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Barashol village has 99 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barashol has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

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

Barashol covers 121.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Barashol 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 Barashol.

Barashol 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 Barashol today is likely to be higher.

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