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About Barnan Village

Barnan is a large village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,731, made up of 1,411 males and 1,320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barnan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barnan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721137
Area (hectares) 183.16 hectares
Population 2,731
Male Population 1,411
Female Population 1,320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Barnan compares

By the 2011 count Barnan is the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 183.16 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Barnan

The census records public bus service for Barnan 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 Baragechhe, Barari, Barasati and Barhara Shankar. 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 Barnan

As per the Census of India 2011, Barnan village had a population of 2,731. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Barnan village has 1,411 males and 1,320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barnan has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Barnan is 721137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barnan covers 183.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barnan falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barnan 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 Barnan.

Barnan is in Sahid Matangini 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 Barnan today is likely to be higher.

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