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About Barua Village

Barua is a large village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,877, made up of 1,976 males and 1,901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Midnapore
Pincode 721102
Area (hectares) 225.81 hectares
Population 3,877
Male Population 1,976
Female Population 1,901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barua compares

By the 2011 count Barua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 225.81 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Barua

Barua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barua as Available within village. 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 Banpura, Bansol, Baramchati and Bargechhia. 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 Barua

As per the Census of India 2011, Barua village had a population of 3,877. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Barua village has 1,976 males and 1,901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barua has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Barua is 721102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barua covers 225.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barua falls under Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Barua is in Midnapore 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 Barua today is likely to be higher.

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