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About Barakdi Village

Barakdi is a mid sized village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 307 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakdi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723102
Area (hectares) 114.53 hectares
Population 635
Male Population 307
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barakdi compares

By the 2011 count Barakdi is the 78th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 114.53 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Barakdi

Barakdi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barakdi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Balia Pathar, Baligara, Bamra and Banshra. 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 Barakdi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakdi village had a population of 635. That makes it the 78th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Barakdi village has 307 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakdi has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Barakdi is 723102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakdi covers 114.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barakdi falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barakdi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Barakdi is in Purulia 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 Barakdi today is likely to be higher.

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