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About Bara Baghlata Village

Bara Baghlata is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 325 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Baghlata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Baghlata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 325
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Baghlata compares

By the 2011 count Bara Baghlata is the 94th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bara Baghlata

Bara Baghlata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Baghlata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Baghlata from other places

Bara Baghlata lies about 46 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sidhirsai, about 7.2 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 Baghlata
Nearest railway station Sidhirsai 7.2 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 32 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 46 km

Villages closest to Bara Baghlata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Baghlata village had a population of 663. That makes it the 94th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Bara Baghlata village has 325 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Baghlata has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bara Baghlata is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Baghlata covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Baghlata falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Baghlata is Sidhirsai, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara Baghlata.

Bara Baghlata is about 46 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Baghlata is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Sidhirsai is about 7.2 km away. Gobindpur is about 10 km away. Potka is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Baghlata (under 2 km), Rasunchapa (1.7 km) and Sarse (2.3 km).

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

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