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About Bara Pakurya Village

Bara Pakurya is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 106 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Pakurya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Pakurya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 74.05 hectares
Population 211
Male Population 106
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Pakurya compares

By the 2011 count Bara Pakurya is the 179th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 74.05 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 993.

Getting to Bara Pakurya

Bara Pakurya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Pakurya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Pakurya from other places

Bara Pakurya 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 Pakurya
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 Pakurya

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 Pakurya

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Pakurya village had a population of 211. That makes it the 179th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Bara Pakurya village has 106 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Pakurya has about 991 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Bara Pakurya is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Pakurya covers 74.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Bara Pakurya 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 Pakurya 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 Kanya Diha (under 2 km).

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

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