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About Barasati Village

Barasati 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 3,581, made up of 1,889 males and 1,692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barasati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barasati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721137
Area (hectares) 143.62 hectares
Population 3,581
Male Population 1,889
Female Population 1,692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barasati compares

By the 2011 count Barasati is the 14th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 143.62 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Barasati

Barasati 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 Barasati 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bamanara, Banpur, Bansda and Baragechhe. 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 Barasati

As per the Census of India 2011, Barasati village had a population of 3,581. That makes it the 14th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Barasati village has 1,889 males and 1,692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasati has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

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

Barasati covers 143.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Barasati notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Barasati 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 Barasati today is likely to be higher.

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