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About Bara Barani Village

Bara Barani is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 111 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Barani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Barani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 66.64 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 111
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 Bara Barani compares

By the 2011 count Bara Barani is the 176th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 66.64 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 993.

Getting to Bara Barani

Bara Barani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Barani 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Barani from other places

Bara Barani lies about 91 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Begampur, about 3.0 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 Bara Barani
Nearest railway station Begampur 3.0 km
Nearest town Baidyabāti 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 24 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 91 km

Villages closest to Bara Barani

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

Common questions about Bara Barani

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Barani village had a population of 219. That makes it the 176th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Bara Barani village has 111 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Barani has about 973 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Bara Barani is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Barani covers 66.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Barani falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Barani is Begampur, about 3.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara Barani.

Bara Barani is about 91 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Barani is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Begampur is about 3.0 km away. Baidyabāti is about 6.5 km away. Sankrail is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Dainmari (under 2 km), Bara Kanya Diha (under 2 km) and Bara Mania (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bara Barani today is likely to be higher.

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