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About Barasi Village

Barasi is a mid sized village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,628, made up of 846 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barasi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743349
Area (hectares) 68.4 hectares
Population 1,628
Male Population 846
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barasi compares

By the 2011 count Barasi is the 31st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 68.4 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Barasi

Barasi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barasi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barasi from other places

Barasi lies about 7.6 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 5.5 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 Barasi
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 7.6 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 7.6 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 8.4 km

Villages closest to Barasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barasi village had a population of 1,628. That makes it the 31st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Barasi village has 846 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasi has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Barasi is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barasi covers 68.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barasi falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barasi is Mathurapur Road, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barasi.

Barasi is about 7.6 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.

Barasi is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 5.5 km away. Mathurapur I is about 7.6 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shobhanagar (under 2 km), Uttar Joykrishnapur (under 2 km) and Uttar Raypur (under 2 km).

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

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