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About Bara Kalan Village

Bara Kalan is a mid sized village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 723, made up of 389 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Pincode 202139
Area (hectares) 342.61 hectares
Population 723
Male Population 389
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
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 Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bara Kalan is the 306th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 342.61 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Bara Kalan

Bara Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Kalan 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 Kalan from other places

Bara Kalan lies about 20 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sasni, about 6.9 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Sasni 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 20 km
District headquarters Aligarh 20 km
Nearest town Alīgarh 20 km

Villages closest to Bara Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Kalan village had a population of 723. That makes it the 306th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Bara Kalan village has 389 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Kalan has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Bara Kalan is 202139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Kalan covers 342.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Kalan falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara Kalan is Sasni, about 6.9 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 Kalan.

Bara Kalan is about 20 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Kalan is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Sasni is about 6.9 km away. Koil is about 20 km away. Aligarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thiramai (1.7 km), Baghiyar (1.8 km) and Narrau (2.0 km).

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

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