About Barasijua Village

Barasijua is a mid sized village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 448 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barasijua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barasijua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Salbani
Pincode	721147
Area (hectares)	46.59 hectares
Population	876
Male Population	448
Female Population	428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barasijua compares

By the 2011 count Barasijua is the 60th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 46.59 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Barasijua

Barasijua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barasijua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barasijua from other places

Barasijua 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 Barasijua
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 Barasijua

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 Barasijua

As per the Census of India 2011, Barasijua village had a population of 876. That makes it the 60th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Barasijua village has 448 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasijua has about 955 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 988.

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

Barasijua covers 46.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Barasijua 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barasijua.

Barasijua 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.

Barasijua 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.