About Bara Nekua Village

Bara Nekua is a small village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 173 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Nekua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Nekua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Balagarh
Pincode	712512
Area (hectares)	137.56 hectares
Population	341
Male Population	173
Female Population	168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Nekua compares

By the 2011 count Bara Nekua is the 113th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 137.56 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bara Nekua

Bara Nekua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Nekua as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Nekua from other places

Bara Nekua lies about 21 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Begampur, about 3.0 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 Bara Nekua
Nearest railway station	Begampur	3.0 km
Nearest town	Baidyabāti	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balagarh	18 km
District headquarters	Hugli	21 km

Villages closest to Bara Nekua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Nekua village had a population of 341. That makes it the 113th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Bara Nekua village has 173 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Nekua has about 971 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Bara Nekua is 712512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Nekua covers 137.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Nekua falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Nekua is Begampur, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Nekua.

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

Bara Nekua is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Begampur is about 3.0 km away. Baidyabāti is about 6.5 km away. Balagarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.