About Barada Village

Barada is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 167 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barada village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Keshiary
Pincode	721133
Area (hectares)	74.46 hectares
Population	327
Male Population	167
Female Population	160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
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 Barada compares

By the 2011 count Barada is the 131st largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 74.46 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Barada

Barada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barada 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barada from other places

Barada lies about 13 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Jakpur, about 2.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barada
Nearest railway station	Jakpur	2.7 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	4.4 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Keshiary	29 km

Villages closest to Barada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keshiary tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Barada

As per the Census of India 2011, Barada village had a population of 327. That makes it the 131st largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Barada village has 167 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barada has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Barada is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barada covers 74.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barada falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barada is Jakpur, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Barada.

Barada is about 13 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barada is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jakpur is about 2.7 km away. Kharagpur is about 4.4 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.