About Bara Kata Village

Bara Kata is a small village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 219 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Kata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Kata village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Majhgaon
Pincode	833214
Area (hectares)	646 hectares
Population	458
Male Population	219
Female Population	239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,091
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Kata compares

By the 2011 count Bara Kata is the 59th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 646 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Bara Kata

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

Bara Kata lies about 63 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 18 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 Kata
Tehsil headquarters	Majhgaon	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Badampahar	18 km
Nearest town	Rairangpur	32 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	63 km

Villages closest to Bara Kata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majhgaon 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 Bara Kata

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Kata village had a population of 458. That makes it the 59th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Bara Kata village has 219 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Kata has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

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

Bara Kata covers 646 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Kata falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Kata is Badampahar, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Kata.

Bara Kata is about 63 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 Kata is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 5.8 km away. Badampahar is about 18 km away. Rairangpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.