About Baragada Village

Baragada is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 240 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragada village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Salbani
Pincode	721147
Area (hectares)	85.44 hectares
Population	465
Male Population	240
Female Population	225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baragada compares

By the 2011 count Baragada is the 137th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 85.44 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Baragada

Baragada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baragada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Baragada from other places

Baragada lies about 132 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Salgajhari, about 4.6 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 Baragada
Nearest town	Mango	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Salgajhari	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salbani	30 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	132 km

Villages closest to Baragada

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

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Common questions about Baragada

As per the Census of India 2011, Baragada village had a population of 465. That makes it the 137th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Baragada village has 240 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragada has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Baragada is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragada covers 85.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baragada falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baragada is Salgajhari, about 4.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baragada.

Baragada is about 132 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baragada is in Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Mango is about 3.5 km away. Salgajhari is about 4.6 km away. Salbani is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.