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About Barchun Para Village

Barchun Para is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 928, made up of 496 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barchun Para Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barchun Para village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721427
Area (hectares) 118.68 hectares
Population 928
Male Population 496
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barchun Para compares

By the 2011 count Barchun Para is the 57th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 118.68 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Barchun Para

The census records public bus service for Barchun Para 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bara Rasulpur, Barabari, Baranata Banya and Barani. 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 Barchun Para

As per the Census of India 2011, Barchun Para village had a population of 928. That makes it the 57th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Barchun Para village has 496 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barchun Para has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Barchun Para is 721427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barchun Para covers 118.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barchun Para falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barchun Para notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Barchun Para.

Barchun Para is in Contai III tehsil of Purba 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 Barchun Para today is likely to be higher.

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