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About Bara Kalan Village

Bara Kalan is a large village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,775, made up of 2,554 males and 2,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242227, 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 Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 242227
Area (hectares) 149.18 hectares
Population 4,775
Male Population 2,554
Female Population 2,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bara Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bara Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents. Its 149.18 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 831.

Getting to Bara Kalan

Bara Kalan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bara Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. 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 54 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Kampil Road, about 25 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 town Kakrāla 23 km
Nearest railway station Kampil Road 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 28 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 54 km

Villages closest to Bara Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalabad 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 4,775. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents.

Bara Kalan village has 2,554 males and 2,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Kalan has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 831.

The pincode recorded for Bara Kalan is 242227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Kalan covers 149.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara Kalan falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara Kalan is Kampil Road, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Bara Kalan.

Bara Kalan is about 54 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Kalan is in Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Kakrāla is about 23 km away. Kampil Road is about 25 km away. Jalalabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patna Devkali (1.5 km), Gareli (1.6 km) and Nagla Harju (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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