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About Barakala Village

Barakala is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 97 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, 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 Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 33.83 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 97
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakala compares

By the 2011 count Barakala is the 280th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 33.83 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barabari, Barabigha, Barachuya Suli and Baraektal. 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 196. That makes it the 280th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Barakala village has 97 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakala has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Barakala is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakala covers 33.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Barakala 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 km distance for Barakala.

Barakala is in Jhargram 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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