About Bara Village

Bara is a large village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,579, made up of 1,346 males and 1,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, 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	Dantan I
Pincode	721133
Area (hectares)	269.7 hectares
Population	2,579
Male Population	1,346
Female Population	1,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
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 11th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 269.7 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara from other places

Bara lies about 13 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Jakpur, about 2.7 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
Nearest railway station	Jakpur	2.7 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dantan I	13 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	13 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dantan I 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.

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Common questions about Bara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara village had a population of 2,579. That makes it the 11th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Bara village has 1,346 males and 1,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 916 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 is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 269.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bara is Jakpur, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bara.

Bara is about 13 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jakpur is about 2.7 km away. Kharagpur is about 4.4 km away. Dantan I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.