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About Barai Village

Barai is a mid sized village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 318 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 142.85 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 318
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Barai compares

By the 2011 count Barai is the 98th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 142.85 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Barai

Barai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barai 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 Banamali Bar, Banga Chak, Bar Phalash Pur and Bar Puri. 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 Barai

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai village had a population of 634. That makes it the 98th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Barai village has 318 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Barai is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barai covers 142.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barai falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barai 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 Barai.

Barai is in Pingla 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 Barai today is likely to be higher.

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