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About Purbba Baragharia Village

Purbba Baragharia is a large village in Maynaguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,795, made up of 1,415 males and 1,380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Baragharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Baragharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Maynaguri
Pincode 735224
Area (hectares) 373.3 hectares
Population 2,795
Male Population 1,415
Female Population 1,380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Purbba Baragharia compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Baragharia is the 47th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents. Its 373.3 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Purbba Baragharia

Purbba Baragharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purbba Baragharia 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 Purbba Baragharia from other places

Purbba Baragharia 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 Purbba Baragharia
Nearest railway station Baradighi 5.0 km
Nearest town Maināguri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Maynaguri 28 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 28 km

Villages closest to Purbba Baragharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maynaguri 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 Purbba Baragharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Baragharia village had a population of 2,795. That makes it the 47th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents.

Purbba Baragharia village has 1,415 males and 1,380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Baragharia has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Baragharia is 735224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Baragharia covers 373.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purbba Baragharia falls under Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbba Baragharia 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 - 10 km distance for Purbba Baragharia.

Purbba Baragharia 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.

Purbba Baragharia is in Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Baradighi is about 5.0 km away. Maināguri is about 26 km away. Maynaguri 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 Paschim Bara Gharia (under 2 km), Jadabpur Tea Garden (3.7 km) and Dakshin Baragila (7.6 km).

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

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