About Barakhanti Village

Barakhanti is one of the larger villages in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,617, made up of 4,966 males and 4,651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1219.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakhanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakhanti village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Islampur
Pincode	733202
Area (hectares)	1219.31 hectares
Population	9,617
Male Population	4,966
Female Population	4,651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakhanti compares

By the 2011 count Barakhanti is the 6th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 1219.31 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Barakhanti

Barakhanti is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barakhanti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barakhanti from other places

Barakhanti lies about 51 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 15 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 Barakhanti
Tehsil headquarters	Islampur	15 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	15 km
Nearest railway station	Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur)	15 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	51 km

Villages closest to Barakhanti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakhanti village had a population of 9,617. That makes it the 6th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Barakhanti village has 4,966 males and 4,651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakhanti has about 937 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 Barakhanti is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakhanti covers 1219.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barakhanti falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barakhanti is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barakhanti.

Barakhanti is about 51 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barakhanti is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Islampur is about 15 km away. Islāmpur is about 15 km away. Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur) is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.