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About Barea Village

Barea is a large village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,236, made up of 1,135 males and 1,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barea village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743318
Area (hectares) 61.92 hectares
Population 2,236
Male Population 1,135
Female Population 1,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barea compares

By the 2011 count Barea is the 21st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 61.92 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Barea

Barea is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barea 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 Barea from other places

Barea lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 16 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 Barea
Nearest town Pujali 14 km
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 29 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Barea

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budge Budge II 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 Barea

As per the Census of India 2011, Barea village had a population of 2,236. That makes it the 21st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Barea village has 1,135 males and 1,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barea has about 970 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Barea is 743318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barea covers 61.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barea falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barea is Basuldanga, about 16 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 Barea.

Barea is about 29 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.

Barea is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Pujali is about 14 km away. Basuldanga is about 16 km away. Budge Budge II is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonaria (under 2 km), Shubhi (under 2 km) and Aripara (under 2 km).

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

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