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About Barisha Village

Barisha is a small village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 180 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barisha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barisha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721134
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 180
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barisha compares

By the 2011 count Barisha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Barisha

Barisha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barisha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bangalpur, Bankura Chak, Bara Barisha and Barada Nankar. 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 Barisha

As per the Census of India 2011, Barisha village had a population of 372. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Barisha village has 180 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barisha has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Barisha is 721134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barisha covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barisha falls under Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barisha 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 village for Barisha.

Barisha is in Kolaghat 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 Barisha today is likely to be higher.

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