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About Barhakanali Village

Barhakanali is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,103, made up of 550 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhakanali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhakanali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723145
Area (hectares) 233.93 hectares
Population 1,103
Male Population 550
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barhakanali compares

By the 2011 count Barhakanali is the 32nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 233.93 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Barhakanali

Barhakanali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhakanali as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Banda, Baragarya, Barasalya and Barda. 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 Barhakanali

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhakanali village had a population of 1,103. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Barhakanali village has 550 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhakanali has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Barhakanali is 723145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhakanali covers 233.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhakanali falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barhakanali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Barhakanali is in Raghunathpur II 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 Barhakanali today is likely to be higher.

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