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About Baraghutu Village

Baraghutu is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 133 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraghutu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraghutu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 108.57 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 133
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Baraghutu compares

By the 2011 count Baraghutu is the 151st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 108.57 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Baraghutu

Baraghutu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baraghutu 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. The nearest villages by name are Banmohara, Banshketia, Bar Nuniyani and Bara Jagannathpur. 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 Baraghutu

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraghutu village had a population of 254. That makes it the 151st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Baraghutu village has 133 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraghutu has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Baraghutu is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraghutu covers 108.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraghutu falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baraghutu notes the nearest railway station 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 Baraghutu.

Baraghutu is in Manbazar I 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 Baraghutu today is likely to be higher.

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