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About Bara Baghra Village

Bara Baghra is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,765, made up of 923 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Baghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Baghra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721426
Area (hectares) 102.91 hectares
Population 1,765
Male Population 923
Female Population 842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Baghra compares

By the 2011 count Bara Baghra is the 20th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 102.91 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Bara Baghra

Bara Baghra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Baghra 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Balabhadrapur, Bamanbirua, Bamanda and Banskuni. 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 Baghra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Baghra village had a population of 1,765. That makes it the 20th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Bara Baghra village has 923 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Baghra has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bara Baghra is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Baghra covers 102.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Bara Baghra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Baghra.

Bara Baghra is in Dantan 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.

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

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