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About Bara Gachhia Village

Bara Gachhia is a large village in Deganga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,388, made up of 1,724 males and 1,664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Gachhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gachhia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Deganga
Pincode 743424
Area (hectares) 242.4 hectares
Population 3,388
Male Population 1,724
Female Population 1,664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Gachhia compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gachhia is the 31st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents. Its 242.4 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bara Gachhia

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

Bara Gachhia lies about 31 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Lebutala, about 9.8 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 Gachhia
Nearest railway station Lebutala 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Deganga 12 km
Nearest town Dam Dam 20 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 31 km

Villages closest to Bara Gachhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gachhia village had a population of 3,388. That makes it the 31st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents.

Bara Gachhia village has 1,724 males and 1,664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gachhia has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bara Gachhia is 743424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Gachhia covers 242.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Gachhia falls under Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Gachhia is Lebutala, about 9.8 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 Gachhia.

Bara Gachhia is about 31 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Gachhia is in Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Lebutala is about 9.8 km away. Deganga is about 12 km away. Dam Dam is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Kalsur (2.7 km), Abjan Nagar (3.4 km) and Bajit Nagar (3.4 km).

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

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