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About Bara Meigachhi Village

Bara Meigachhi is a mid sized village in Katwa II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 887, made up of 468 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Meigachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Meigachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Katwa II
Pincode 713150
Area (hectares) 132.47 hectares
Population 887
Male Population 468
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Meigachhi compares

By the 2011 count Bara Meigachhi is the 47th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents. Its 132.47 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bara Meigachhi

Bara Meigachhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Meigachhi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amdanga, Amul, Auria and Baikunthapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Meigachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Meigachhi village had a population of 887. That makes it the 47th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents.

Bara Meigachhi village has 468 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Meigachhi has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Bara Meigachhi is 713150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Meigachhi covers 132.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Meigachhi falls under Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bara Meigachhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Meigachhi.

Bara Meigachhi is in Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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