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About Barra Village

Barra is a large village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,620, made up of 1,343 males and 1,277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 335.48 hectares
Population 2,620
Male Population 1,343
Female Population 1,277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barra compares

By the 2011 count Barra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 335.48 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Barra

Barra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bar Ahartor, Bar Daikiari, Barbandia and Bardiha. 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 Barra

As per the Census of India 2011, Barra village had a population of 2,620. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Barra village has 1,343 males and 1,277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barra has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Barra is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barra covers 335.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barra falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barra.

Barra is in Kashipur 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 Barra today is likely to be higher.

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