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About Barakala Village

Barakala is a small village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 71 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 71.63 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 71
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakala compares

By the 2011 count Barakala is the 122nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 71.63 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Barakala

Barakala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barakala as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bamandi, Banbahal, Bandoan and Bangrisamil Alias Jaragora. 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 Barakala

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakala village had a population of 135. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Barakala village has 71 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakala has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

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

Barakala covers 71.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Barakala notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Barakala.

Barakala 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 Barakala today is likely to be higher.

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