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About Baraghutu Village

Baraghutu is a small village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 58 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, 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 Purulia I
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 142.05 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 58
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraghutu compares

By the 2011 count Baraghutu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 142.05 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Baraghutu

Baraghutu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baraghutu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Balguma, Balia Pathar, Baligara and Bamra. 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 115. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Baraghutu village has 58 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraghutu has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Baraghutu is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraghutu covers 142.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baraghutu falls under Purulia 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baraghutu.

Baraghutu 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 Baraghutu today is likely to be higher.

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