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About Barasol Village

Barasol is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 96 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721505, 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 Jamboni
Pincode 721505
Area (hectares) 81.35 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 96
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Barasol compares

By the 2011 count Barasol is the 179th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 81.35 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Barasol

Barasol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barasol 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 Bara Rajgram, Barabankata, Baragupta and Barakala. 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 181. That makes it the 179th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Barasol village has 96 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasol has about 885 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 Barasol is 721505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barasol covers 81.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barasol falls under Jamboni 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barasol.

Barasol 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 Barasol today is likely to be higher.

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