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About Barari Village

Barari is a mid sized village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,105, made up of 568 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721137
Area (hectares) 65.96 hectares
Population 1,105
Male Population 568
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barari compares

By the 2011 count Barari is the 65th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 65.96 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Barari

Barari 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 Barari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barari from other places

Barari 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 Barari
Nearest town Monoharpur 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahid Matangini 19 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 19 km

Villages closest to Barari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahid Matangini 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.

Common questions about Barari

As per the Census of India 2011, Barari village had a population of 1,105. That makes it the 65th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Barari village has 568 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barari has about 945 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 Barari is 721137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barari covers 65.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barari.

Barari 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Usatpur (2.8 km), Raghunathpur (7.8 km) and New Char (9.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barari today is likely to be higher.

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