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About Bara Alunda Village

Bara Alunda is a mid sized village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,101, made up of 582 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Alunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Alunda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731103
Area (hectares) 157.75 hectares
Population 1,101
Male Population 582
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara Alunda compares

By the 2011 count Bara Alunda is the 29th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 157.75 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Bara Alunda

Bara Alunda 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 Alunda 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Alunda from other places

Bara Alunda lies about 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about under 2 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 Alunda
Nearest railway station Lohapur under 2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 21 km
District headquarters Birbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Bara Alunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri I 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 Alunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Alunda village had a population of 1,101. That makes it the 29th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Bara Alunda village has 582 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Alunda has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Bara Alunda is 731103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Alunda covers 157.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Alunda falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Alunda is Lohapur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Alunda.

Bara Alunda is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Alunda is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Suri I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Mahula (under 2 km), Banshjor (2.4 km) and Maheshpur (4.9 km).

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

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