Barra observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
Barra is the largest village in Khoyrasol mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 10,798 in 2,223 households. The village has a literacy rate of 60.8%.
By population, Barra ranks #1 of 170 villages in Khoyrasol mandal — the largest.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barra is a village of 10,798 people in 2,223 households (Census 2011) in Khoyrasol block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the largest of 170 villages in Khoyrasol block. Literacy is 61%, about the same as the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 936 women per 1,000 men. It lies 57 km from the Birbhum district centre, 19 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 13 km from Palāsthali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731125, served by Khoyrasole post office; the LGD village code is 318431. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bahadurpur Rural Hospital, 12 km away. The sarpanch is ALLINESA KHATUN, and the village votes in Dubrajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anup Kumar Saha. The population is estimated at 12,731 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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