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About Bara Thunkinjhar Village

Bara Thunkinjhar is a mid sized village in Mekliganj tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,821, made up of 902 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Thunkinjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Thunkinjhar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mekliganj
Pincode 735303
Area (hectares) 246.31 hectares
Population 1,821
Male Population 902
Female Population 919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Thunkinjhar compares

By the 2011 count Bara Thunkinjhar is the 21st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents. Its 246.31 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Bara Thunkinjhar

Bara Thunkinjhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Thunkinjhar as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Balapukhari Kharkharia, Bara Dhulia Khalisa, Bara Kuchlibari and Bara Nijtaraf. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Thunkinjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Thunkinjhar village had a population of 1,821. That makes it the 21st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents.

Bara Thunkinjhar village has 902 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Thunkinjhar has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Bara Thunkinjhar is 735303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Thunkinjhar covers 246.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Thunkinjhar falls under Mekliganj tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bara Thunkinjhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Thunkinjhar.

Bara Thunkinjhar is in Mekliganj tehsil of Koch Bihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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