About Bara Gahira Village

Bara Gahira is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 297 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Gahira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gahira village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jhargram
Pincode	721513
Area (hectares)	199.11 hectares
Population	601
Male Population	297
Female Population	304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
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 Gahira compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gahira is the 62nd largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 199.11 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Bara Gahira

Bara Gahira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Gahira 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 Bara Basudebpur, Bara Bhaudi, Bara Chandabila and Bara Dhabani. 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 Gahira

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gahira village had a population of 601. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Bara Gahira village has 297 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gahira has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Bara Gahira is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Gahira covers 199.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Gahira falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bara Gahira 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 Gahira.

Bara Gahira is in Jhargram 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.