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About Baria Village

Baria is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,893, made up of 972 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, 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 Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 61.28 hectares
Population 1,893
Male Population 972
Female Population 921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baria compares

By the 2011 count Baria is the 28th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 61.28 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Baria

Baria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baria 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 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 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about under 2 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 Gurudas Nagar under 2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 19 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Baria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour I 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 Baria

As per the Census of India 2011, Baria village had a population of 1,893. That makes it the 28th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Baria village has 972 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baria has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Baria is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baria covers 61.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baria falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baria is Gurudas Nagar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Baria.

Baria is about 19 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 Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gurudas Nagar is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 3.1 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durganagar (under 2 km), Shatminsa (under 2 km) and Banbahadurpur (under 2 km).

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

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