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About Barida Village

Barida is a mid sized village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,481, made up of 771 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barida village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 461.39 hectares
Population 1,481
Male Population 771
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barida compares

By the 2011 count Barida is the 23rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 461.39 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Barida

Barida is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barida as Available within <5 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 Baramor, Barar, Bararia and Bari. 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 Barida

As per the Census of India 2011, Barida village had a population of 1,481. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Barida village has 771 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barida has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

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

Barida covers 461.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Barida notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Barida is in Keshiary 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 Barida today is likely to be higher.

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