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About Baram Village

Baram is a large village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,129, made up of 1,097 males and 1,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 537.02 hectares
Population 2,129
Male Population 1,097
Female Population 1,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baram compares

By the 2011 count Baram is the 26th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 537.02 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Baram

Baram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baram 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Balarampur, Balia, Bamandiha and Bamni. 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 Baram

As per the Census of India 2011, Baram village had a population of 2,129. That makes it the 26th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Baram village has 1,097 males and 1,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baram has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Baram is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baram covers 537.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baram falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baram 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 village for Baram.

Baram is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya 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 Baram today is likely to be higher.

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