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About Barapataul Village

Barapataul is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,574, made up of 793 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barapataul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barapataul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733215
Area (hectares) 219.34 hectares
Population 1,574
Male Population 793
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barapataul compares

By the 2011 count Barapataul is the 85th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 219.34 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Barapataul

Barapataul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barapataul 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barapataul from other places

Barapataul lies about 5.3 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, 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 Barapataul
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 11 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 26 km

Villages closest to Barapataul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barapataul village had a population of 1,574. That makes it the 85th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Barapataul village has 793 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barapataul has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Barapataul is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barapataul covers 219.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barapataul falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barapataul is Dalkhola, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barapataul.

Barapataul is about 5.3 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barapataul is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Uttar Dinajpur is about 5.3 km away. Karandighi is about 6.6 km away. Dalkhola is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Pataul (under 2 km), Bhulki (under 2 km) and Madargachhi (under 2 km).

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

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