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About Barakaram Village

Barakaram is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 543 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakaram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 178.28 hectares
Population 1,120
Male Population 543
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakaram compares

By the 2011 count Barakaram is the 24th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 178.28 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Barakaram

Barakaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barakaram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Banbahal, Bandoan, Bangrisamil Alias Jaragora and Bara Parasia. 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 Barakaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakaram village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 24th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Barakaram village has 543 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakaram has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Barakaram is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakaram covers 178.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barakaram falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barakaram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Barakaram is in Bundwan 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 Barakaram today is likely to be higher.

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