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About Bara Digrui Village

Bara Digrui is a large village in Pursura tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,739, made up of 2,416 males and 2,323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Digrui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Digrui village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Pursura
Pincode 712412
Area (hectares) 247.5 hectares
Population 4,739
Male Population 2,416
Female Population 2,323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Digrui compares

By the 2011 count Bara Digrui is the 11th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,469 residents. Its 247.5 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Bara Digrui

Bara Digrui is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Digrui as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Digrui from other places

Bara Digrui 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 Digrui
Nearest railway station Begampur 3.0 km
Nearest town Baidyabāti 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pursura 21 km
District headquarters Hugli 21 km

Villages closest to Bara Digrui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Digrui village had a population of 4,739. That makes it the 11th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,469 residents.

Bara Digrui village has 2,416 males and 2,323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Digrui has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Bara Digrui is 712412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Digrui covers 247.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara Digrui falls under Pursura tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

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

Bara Digrui 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 Digrui is in Pursura tehsil of Hugli district. Begampur is about 3.0 km away. Baidyabāti is about 6.5 km away. Pursura 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 Jangalpara (7.3 km), Shrirampur (7.7 km) and Ranbagpur (17 km).

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

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