About Barai Village

Barai 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 1,242, made up of 651 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Raiganj
Pincode	733201
Area (hectares)	159.44 hectares
Population	1,242
Male Population	651
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barai compares

By the 2011 count Barai is the 128th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 159.44 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Barai

Barai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barai from other places

Barai lies about 48 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Khurial, 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 Barai
Nearest railway station	Khurial	under 2 km
Nearest town	Katihar	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raiganj	33 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	48 km

Villages closest to Barai

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 Barai

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 128th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Barai village has 651 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Barai is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barai covers 159.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barai is Khurial, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barai.

Barai is about 48 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barai is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Khurial is about under 2 km away. Katihar is about 26 km away. Raiganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.