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About Bara Kalanki Village

Bara Kalanki is a large village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,658, made up of 1,338 males and 1,320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 578.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Kalanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Kalanki village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 578.3 hectares
Population 2,658
Male Population 1,338
Female Population 1,320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Kalanki compares

By the 2011 count Bara Kalanki is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 578.3 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Bara Kalanki

Bara Kalanki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Kalanki as Available within <5 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 Bansgerya, Banshgerya, Banshidharpur and Banshipur. 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 Kalanki

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Kalanki village had a population of 2,658. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Bara Kalanki village has 1,338 males and 1,320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Kalanki has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bara Kalanki is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Kalanki covers 578.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Kalanki falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bara Kalanki notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Kalanki.

Bara Kalanki is in Narayangarh 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 Kalanki today is likely to be higher.

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