About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Chandrakona I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,845, made up of 937 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Chandrakona I
Pincode	721232
Area (hectares)	177.22 hectares
Population	1,845
Male Population	937
Female Population	908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 18th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 177.22 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bara

Bara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bakcha, Balarampur, Balinagar and Bamnia. 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.

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Common questions about Bara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara village had a population of 1,845. That makes it the 18th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Bara village has 937 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 721232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 177.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bara 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 village for Bara.

Bara is in Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.