About Bara Mungwa Village

Bara Mungwa is a mid sized village in Rangli Rangliot tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,506, made up of 756 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Mungwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Mungwa village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Rangli Rangliot
Pincode	734429
Area (hectares)	229.05 hectares
Population	1,506
Male Population	756
Female Population	750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Mungwa compares

By the 2011 count Bara Mungwa is the 14th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents. Its 229.05 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Bara Mungwa

Bara Mungwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bara Mungwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bara Mungwa from other places

Bara Mungwa lies about 15 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 16 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 Mungwa
Tehsil headquarters	Rangli Rangliot	7.3 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	15 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	15 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	16 km

Villages closest to Bara Mungwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rangli Rangliot 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 Bara Mungwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Mungwa village had a population of 1,506. That makes it the 14th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents.

Bara Mungwa village has 756 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Mungwa has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Bara Mungwa is 734429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Mungwa covers 229.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Mungwa falls under Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Mungwa is Darjeeling, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bara Mungwa.

Bara Mungwa is about 15 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Mungwa is in Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district. Rangli Rangliot is about 7.3 km away. Darjiling is about 15 km away. Dārjiling is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.