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About Bara Dighi Tea Garden Village

Bara Dighi Tea Garden is one of the larger villages in Matiali tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,639, made up of 2,795 males and 2,844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 743.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Dighi Tea Garden Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Dighi Tea Garden village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Matiali
Pincode 735230
Area (hectares) 743.79 hectares
Population 5,639
Male Population 2,795
Female Population 2,844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Dighi Tea Garden compares

By the 2011 count Bara Dighi Tea Garden is the 5th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,793 residents. Its 743.79 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bara Dighi Tea Garden

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

Bara Dighi Tea Garden lies about 68 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Nagrakata, about 27 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 Dighi Tea Garden
Tehsil headquarters Matiali 21 km
Nearest town Kālimpong 24 km
Nearest railway station Nagrakata 27 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 68 km

Villages closest to Bara Dighi Tea Garden

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Matiali 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 Dighi Tea Garden

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Dighi Tea Garden village had a population of 5,639. That makes it the 5th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,793 residents.

Bara Dighi Tea Garden village has 2,795 males and 2,844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Dighi Tea Garden has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bara Dighi Tea Garden is 735230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Dighi Tea Garden covers 743.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Dighi Tea Garden falls under Matiali tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Dighi Tea Garden is Nagrakata, about 27 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 - 10 km distance for Bara Dighi Tea Garden.

Bara Dighi Tea Garden is about 68 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Dighi Tea Garden is in Matiali tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Matiali is about 21 km away. Kālimpong is about 24 km away. Nagrakata is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samsing Tea Garden (15 km), Nimna Tandu Forest (21 km) and Matiali Tea Garden (21 km).

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

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