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About Bara Lagia Village

Bara Lagia is a large village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,044, made up of 1,035 males and 1,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Lagia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Lagia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 422 hectares
Population 2,044
Male Population 1,035
Female Population 1,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Bara Lagia compares

By the 2011 count Bara Lagia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 422 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bara Lagia

Bara Lagia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bara Lagia 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 Bara Lagia from other places

Bara Lagia lies about 8.6 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 10 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 Lagia
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 10 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 11 km

Villages closest to Bara Lagia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Lagia village had a population of 2,044. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Bara Lagia village has 1,035 males and 1,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Lagia has about 975 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bara Lagia is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Lagia covers 422 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Lagia falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Lagia is Singhpokharia, about 10 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 Bara Lagia.

Bara Lagia is about 8.6 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 Lagia is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 8.6 km away. Singhpokharia is about 10 km away. Chāībāsa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baralagia (under 2 km), Chhotalagia (2.2 km) and Kabragutu (2.2 km).

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

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