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About Barhans Village

Barhans is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,542, made up of 1,277 males and 1,265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhans Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhans village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 134.76 hectares
Population 2,542
Male Population 1,277
Female Population 1,265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 Barhans compares

By the 2011 count Barhans is the 44th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 134.76 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Barhans

Barhans is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barhans 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. The nearest villages by name are Baliamora, Bamhol, Barail and Barapataul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barhans

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhans village had a population of 2,542. That makes it the 44th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Barhans village has 1,277 males and 1,265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhans has about 991 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 Barhans is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhans covers 134.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Barhans notes the nearest railway station 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 Barhans.

Barhans is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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