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About Bara Kanya Diha Village

Bara Kanya Diha is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 219 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Kanya Diha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Kanya Diha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721513
Area (hectares) 174.11 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 219
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
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 Kanya Diha compares

By the 2011 count Bara Kanya Diha is the 93rd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 174.11 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bara Kanya Diha

Bara Kanya Diha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Kanya Diha 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Kanya Diha from other places

Bara Kanya Diha lies about 91 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Begampur, about 3.0 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 Kanya Diha
Nearest railway station Begampur 3.0 km
Nearest town Baidyabāti 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 24 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 91 km

Villages closest to Bara Kanya Diha

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

Common questions about Bara Kanya Diha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Kanya Diha village had a population of 448. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Bara Kanya Diha village has 219 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Kanya Diha has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Bara Kanya Diha covers 174.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Kanya Diha falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Kanya Diha is Begampur, about 3.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara Kanya Diha.

Bara Kanya Diha is about 91 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 Kanya Diha is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Begampur is about 3.0 km away. Baidyabāti is about 6.5 km away. Sankrail is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Barani (under 2 km), Bara Dainmari (under 2 km) and Bara Mania (under 2 km).

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

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