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About Brahman Village

Brahman is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 52 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 712 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brahman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brahman village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721149
Area (hectares) 8.42 hectares
Population 89
Male Population 52
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 712
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Brahman compares

By the 2011 count Brahman is the 294th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 8.42 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Brahman

Brahman is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Brahman 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhairabpur, Bhandaria, Bhatachak and Bhimramchak. 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 Brahman

As per the Census of India 2011, Brahman village had a population of 89. That makes it the 294th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Brahman village has 52 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brahman has about 712 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Brahman is 721149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Brahman covers 8.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Brahman falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Brahman notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Brahman.

Brahman is in Kharagpur II 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 Brahman today is likely to be higher.

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