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About Barhanti Village

Barhanti is a small village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 130 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhanti village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723156
Area (hectares) 108.96 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 130
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
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 Barhanti compares

By the 2011 count Barhanti is the 78th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 108.96 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Barhanti

Barhanti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhanti 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. The nearest villages by name are Anthumajhirdi, Baghaband, Baghadabar and Bakuliashota. 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 Barhanti

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhanti village had a population of 267. That makes it the 78th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Barhanti village has 130 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhanti has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Barhanti is 723156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhanti covers 108.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhanti falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barhanti notes the nearest railway station 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 Barhanti.

Barhanti is in Santuri 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 Barhanti today is likely to be higher.

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