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About Barani Village

Barani 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 716, made up of 362 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721449
Area (hectares) 41.23 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 362
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barani compares

By the 2011 count Barani is the 81st largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 41.23 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Barani

Barani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barani 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Banamali Chhatta, Bara Naoai, Bara Rasulpur and Barabari. 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 Barani

As per the Census of India 2011, Barani village had a population of 716. That makes it the 81st largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Barani village has 362 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barani has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Barani is 721449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barani covers 41.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Barani notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Barani.

Barani 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 Barani today is likely to be higher.

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