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About Baraha Chatarma Village

Baraha Chatarma is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 673 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraha Chatarma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraha Chatarma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 509.1 hectares
Population 1,306
Male Population 673
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baraha Chatarma compares

By the 2011 count Baraha Chatarma is the 34th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 509.1 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Baraha Chatarma

Baraha Chatarma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baraha Chatarma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baraha Chatarma from other places

Baraha Chatarma lies about 60 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Salgajhari, about 4.6 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 Baraha Chatarma
Nearest town Mango 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Salgajhari 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Balarampur 33 km
District headquarters Puruliya 60 km

Villages closest to Baraha Chatarma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balarampur 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 Baraha Chatarma

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraha Chatarma village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 34th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Baraha Chatarma village has 673 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraha Chatarma has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Baraha Chatarma is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraha Chatarma covers 509.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraha Chatarma falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baraha Chatarma is Salgajhari, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baraha Chatarma.

Baraha Chatarma is about 60 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraha Chatarma is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. Mango is about 3.5 km away. Salgajhari is about 4.6 km away. Balarampur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baragado Alias Hetyadih (under 2 km), Baraurmma (under 2 km) and Genrua (6.4 km).

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

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