About Baria Village

Baria is a large village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,883, made up of 2,476 males and 2,407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baria village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Basanti
Pincode	743329
Area (hectares)	547.88 hectares
Population	4,883
Male Population	2,476
Female Population	2,407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baria compares

By the 2011 count Baria is the 25th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 547.88 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Baria

Baria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baria from other places

Baria lies about 41 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 11 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 Baria
Nearest railway station	Canning	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basanti	12 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	41 km

Villages closest to Baria

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

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Common questions about Baria

As per the Census of India 2011, Baria village had a population of 4,883. That makes it the 25th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Baria village has 2,476 males and 2,407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baria has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Baria is 743329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baria covers 547.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baria falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baria is Canning, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Baria.

Baria is about 41 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baria is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Canning is about 11 km away. Basanti is about 12 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.