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About Bara Pungsia Village

Bara Pungsia is a small village in Hat Gamharia tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 181 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Pungsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Pungsia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Hat Gamharia
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 307 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 181
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Pungsia compares

By the 2011 count Bara Pungsia is the 50th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents. Its 307 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Bara Pungsia

Bara Pungsia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Pungsia as Available within 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 Bara Pungsia from other places

Bara Pungsia lies about 30 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kendposi, about 4.0 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 Bara Pungsia
Nearest railway station Kendposi 4.0 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Hat Gamharia 30 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 30 km

Villages closest to Bara Pungsia

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

Common questions about Bara Pungsia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Pungsia village had a population of 356. That makes it the 50th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents.

Bara Pungsia village has 181 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Pungsia has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Bara Pungsia is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Pungsia covers 307 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Pungsia falls under Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Pungsia is Kendposi, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Pungsia.

Bara Pungsia is about 30 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Pungsia is in Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Kendposi is about 4.0 km away. Chāībāsa is about 29 km away. Hat Gamharia is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pungsia (under 2 km), Kendposi (2.2 km) and Bara Mirgilindi (2.4 km).

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

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