About Barabar Village

Barabar is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,580, made up of 812 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barabar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barabar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Raiganj
Pincode	733156
Area (hectares)	314.98 hectares
Population	1,580
Male Population	812
Female Population	768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barabar compares

By the 2011 count Barabar is the 94th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 314.98 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Barabar

Barabar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barabar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barabar from other places

Barabar lies about 45 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 7.0 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 Barabar
Nearest railway station	Kamalpur Halt	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raiganj	24 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	24 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	45 km

Villages closest to Barabar

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

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Common questions about Barabar

As per the Census of India 2011, Barabar village had a population of 1,580. That makes it the 94th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Barabar village has 812 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barabar has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Barabar is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barabar covers 314.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barabar falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barabar is Kamalpur Halt, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barabar.

Barabar is about 45 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barabar is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kamalpur Halt is about 7.0 km away. Raiganj is about 24 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.