About Bara Ghar Village

Bara Ghar is a large village in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,586, made up of 1,350 males and 1,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1153.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Ghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Ghar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Tehsil	Bagha Purana
Pincode	142038
Area (hectares)	1153.1 hectares
Population	2,586
Male Population	1,350
Female Population	1,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Ghar compares

By the 2011 count Bara Ghar is the 33rd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 1153.1 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Bara Ghar

Bara Ghar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Ghar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghar from other places

Bara Ghar lies about 18 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Maheshari Sandhuan, about 9.7 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 Ghar
Nearest railway station	Maheshari Sandhuan	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bagha Purana	13 km
District headquarters	Moga	18 km

Villages closest to Bara Ghar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagha Purana 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 Ghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Ghar village had a population of 2,586. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Bara Ghar village has 1,350 males and 1,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Ghar has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bara Ghar is 142038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Ghar covers 1153.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Ghar falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bara Ghar is Maheshari Sandhuan, about 9.7 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 village for Bara Ghar.

Bara Ghar is about 18 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Ghar is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Maheshari Sandhuan is about 9.7 km away. Bagha Purana is about 13 km away. Moga is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.