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About Bharra Village

Bharra is a mid sized village in Mejhia tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,912, made up of 995 males and 917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Mejhia
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 387.8 hectares
Population 1,912
Male Population 995
Female Population 917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharra compares

By the 2011 count Bharra is the 15th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents. Its 387.8 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bharra

Bharra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bharra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharra from other places

Bharra lies about 22 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Jhantipahari, about 5.0 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 Bharra
Nearest railway station Jhantipahari 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mejhia 22 km
District headquarters Bankura 22 km
Nearest town Bānkura 22 km

Villages closest to Bharra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharra village had a population of 1,912. That makes it the 15th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents.

Bharra village has 995 males and 917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharra has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bharra is 722143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharra covers 387.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharra falls under Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bharra is Jhantipahari, about 5.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bharra.

Bharra is about 22 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharra is in Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district. Jhantipahari is about 5.0 km away. Mejhia is about 22 km away. Bankura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhara (under 2 km), Ramlalpur (3.3 km) and Moshnekonda (39 km).

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

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