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About Baruadi Village

Baruadi is a small village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 92 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baruadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baruadi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 95.32 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 92
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baruadi compares

By the 2011 count Baruadi is the 99th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 95.32 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Baruadi

Baruadi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baruadi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baruadi from other places

Baruadi lies about 52 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Bokaro Steel City, about 9.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baruadi
Nearest railway station Bokaro Steel City 9.4 km
Nearest town Phusro 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaipur 31 km
District headquarters Puruliya 52 km

Villages closest to Baruadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaipur tehsil.

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 Baruadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Baruadi village had a population of 193. That makes it the 99th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Baruadi village has 92 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baruadi has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Baruadi is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baruadi covers 95.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baruadi falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baruadi is Bokaro Steel City, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Baruadi.

Baruadi is about 52 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baruadi is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Bokaro Steel City is about 9.4 km away. Phusro is about 11 km away. Jaipur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpur (2.3 km), Kalikapur (6.0 km) and Bali (6.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baruadi today is likely to be higher.

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