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About Barai Bar Village

Barai Bar is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,894, made up of 992 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barai Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai Bar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721626
Area (hectares) 133.39 hectares
Population 1,894
Male Population 992
Female Population 902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barai Bar compares

By the 2011 count Barai Bar is the 33rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 133.39 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Barai Bar

Barai Bar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barai Bar as Available within <5 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 Barai Bar from other places

Barai Bar lies about 23 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nachinda, about 5.7 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 Barai Bar
Nearest railway station Nachinda 5.7 km
Nearest town Contai 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur I 23 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 23 km

Villages closest to Barai Bar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur I 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 Barai Bar

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai Bar village had a population of 1,894. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Barai Bar village has 992 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai Bar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Barai Bar is 721626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barai Bar covers 133.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barai Bar falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barai Bar is Nachinda, about 5.7 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 - 10 km distance for Barai Bar.

Barai Bar is about 23 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barai Bar is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nachinda is about 5.7 km away. Contai is about 14 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bar Jadupur (under 2 km), Bar Kasimpur (under 2 km) and Betulia Bar (under 2 km).

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

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