About Barabari Village

Barabari 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 577, made up of 284 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barabari village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Contai III
Pincode	721444
Area (hectares)	140.33 hectares
Population	577
Male Population	284
Female Population	293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barabari compares

By the 2011 count Barabari is the 96th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 140.33 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Barabari

Barabari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barabari 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barabari from other places

Barabari lies about 19 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 5.8 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 Barabari
Nearest town	Monoharpur	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Haldia	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Contai III	19 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	19 km

Villages closest to Barabari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Contai III 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 Barabari

As per the Census of India 2011, Barabari village had a population of 577. That makes it the 96th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Barabari village has 284 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barabari has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Barabari is 721444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barabari covers 140.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barabari is Haldia, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Barabari.

Barabari is about 19 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barabari is in Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 3.5 km away. Haldia is about 5.8 km away. Contai III is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.