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About Barria Village

Barria is a large village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,982, made up of 2,046 males and 1,936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1708.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 1708.59 hectares
Population 3,982
Male Population 2,046
Female Population 1,936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barria compares

By the 2011 count Barria is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 1708.59 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Barria

Barria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barria 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bagti, Bandhdi, Bandudi and Banshidi. 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 Barria

As per the Census of India 2011, Barria village had a population of 3,982. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Barria village has 2,046 males and 1,936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barria has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Barria is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barria covers 1708.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barria falls under Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barria 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 <5 km distance for Barria.

Barria is in Bagmundi 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 Barria today is likely to be higher.

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