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About Barju Village

Barju is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 191 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barju village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721129
Area (hectares) 98.87 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 191
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barju compares

By the 2011 count Barju is the 154th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 98.87 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Barju

Barju is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barju as Available within 10+ 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 Baralghata, Baramatha, Baramesa and Barapatharkumkumi. 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 Barju

As per the Census of India 2011, Barju village had a population of 395. That makes it the 154th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Barju village has 191 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barju has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Barju is 721129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barju covers 98.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Barju notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barju.

Barju is in Salbani 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 Barju today is likely to be higher.

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