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About Baraurmma Village

Baraurmma is a large village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,731, made up of 1,872 males and 1,859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraurmma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraurmma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723153
Area (hectares) 479.15 hectares
Population 3,731
Male Population 1,872
Female Population 1,859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraurmma compares

By the 2011 count Baraurmma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 479.15 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Baraurmma

Baraurmma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baraurmma as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baraurmma from other places

Baraurmma 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 Baraurmma
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 Baraurmma

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 Baraurmma

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraurmma village had a population of 3,731. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Baraurmma village has 1,872 males and 1,859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraurmma has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Baraurmma is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraurmma covers 479.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraurmma falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

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

Baraurmma 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.

Baraurmma 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), Baraha Chatarma (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 Baraurmma today is likely to be higher.

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