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About Bara Gharia Village

Bara Gharia is a large village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,063, made up of 2,114 males and 1,949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Gharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 472.98 hectares
Population 4,063
Male Population 2,114
Female Population 1,949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Gharia compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gharia is the 26th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 472.98 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bara Gharia

Bara Gharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Gharia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gharia from other places

Bara Gharia lies about 28 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Baradighi, about 5.0 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 Gharia
Nearest railway station Baradighi 5.0 km
Nearest town Maināguri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Mal 28 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 28 km

Villages closest to Bara Gharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gharia village had a population of 4,063. That makes it the 26th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Bara Gharia village has 2,114 males and 1,949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gharia has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bara Gharia is 735210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Gharia covers 472.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Gharia falls under Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Gharia is Baradighi, about 5.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara Gharia.

Bara Gharia is about 28 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Gharia is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Baradighi is about 5.0 km away. Maināguri is about 26 km away. Mal is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandapur (under 2 km), Nipuchhapur (2.0 km) and Rajadanga (2.5 km).

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

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