About Bakra Village

Bakra is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 175 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jhargram
Pincode	721514
Area (hectares)	26.24 hectares
Population	329
Male Population	175
Female Population	154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakra compares

By the 2011 count Bakra is the 180th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 26.24 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Bakra

Bakra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakra from other places

Bakra lies about 64 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Gidhni, about 18 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 Bakra
Nearest railway station	Gidhni	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jhargram	21 km
Nearest town	Jhārgrām	21 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	64 km

Villages closest to Bakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakra village had a population of 329. That makes it the 180th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Bakra village has 175 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakra has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Bakra is 721514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakra covers 26.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bakra is Gidhni, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bakra.

Bakra is about 64 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakra is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Gidhni is about 18 km away. Jhargram is about 21 km away. Jhārgrām is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.