About Bigra Village

Bigra is a mid sized village in Bhatar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,863, made up of 933 males and 930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bigra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bigra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Bhatar
Pincode	713121
Area (hectares)	306.64 hectares
Population	1,863
Male Population	933
Female Population	930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bigra compares

By the 2011 count Bigra is the 56th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents. Its 306.64 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Bigra

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

Bigra lies about 18 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Banpas, about 6.7 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 Bigra
Nearest railway station	Banpas	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhatar	11 km
Nearest town	Guskhara	12 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	18 km

Villages closest to Bigra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bigra village had a population of 1,863. That makes it the 56th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents.

Bigra village has 933 males and 930 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bigra has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Bigra is 713121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bigra covers 306.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bigra falls under Bhatar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bigra is Banpas, about 6.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bigra.

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

Bigra is in Bhatar tehsil of Barddhaman district. Banpas is about 6.7 km away. Bhatar is about 11 km away. Guskhara is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.