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About Barada Village

Barada is a large village in Sabang tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,757, made up of 1,429 males and 1,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barada village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sabang
Pincode 721161
Area (hectares) 174.82 hectares
Population 2,757
Male Population 1,429
Female Population 1,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Barada compares

By the 2011 count Barada is the 19th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 174.82 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Barada

Barada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barada 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 Barada from other places

Barada lies about 13 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Jakpur, about 2.7 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 Barada
Nearest railway station Jakpur 2.7 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 4.4 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sabang 31 km

Villages closest to Barada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barada village had a population of 2,757. That makes it the 19th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Barada village has 1,429 males and 1,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barada has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Barada is 721161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barada covers 174.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barada falls under Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barada is Jakpur, about 2.7 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 Barada.

Barada is about 13 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barada is in Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jakpur is about 2.7 km away. Kharagpur is about 4.4 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belki (7.0 km), Haripura (7.4 km) and Bahir Raghunath Chak (19 km).

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

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