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About Barakhagra Village

Barakhagra is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 276 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakhagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakhagra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721145
Area (hectares) 35.61 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 276
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Barakhagra compares

By the 2011 count Barakhagra is the 100th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 35.61 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Barakhagra

Barakhagra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barakhagra 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. The nearest villages by name are Balla, Bandhgora, Banktal and Banpatna. 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 Barakhagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakhagra village had a population of 543. That makes it the 100th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Barakhagra village has 276 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakhagra has about 967 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Barakhagra is 721145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakhagra covers 35.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barakhagra falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barakhagra 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 - 10 km distance for Barakhagra.

Barakhagra is in Kharagpur I 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 Barakhagra today is likely to be higher.

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