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About Barra Village

Barra is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,015, made up of 517 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 211.44 hectares
Population 1,015
Male Population 517
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Barra compares

By the 2011 count Barra is the 52nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 211.44 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Barra

Barra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barra 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barra from other places

Barra 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 Barra
Nearest town Mango 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Salgajhari 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barabazar 28 km
District headquarters Puruliya 60 km

Villages closest to Barra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barabazar 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 Barra

As per the Census of India 2011, Barra village had a population of 1,015. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Barra village has 517 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barra has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Barra is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barra covers 211.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barra falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barra 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barra.

Barra 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.

Barra is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Mango is about 3.5 km away. Salgajhari is about 4.6 km away. Barabazar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajra (under 2 km), Simuldanga (3.1 km) and Ulda (3.1 km).

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

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