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About Bara Khelna Village

Bara Khelna is a mid sized village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,793, made up of 932 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Khelna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Khelna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 222.84 hectares
Population 1,793
Male Population 932
Female Population 861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Khelna compares

By the 2011 count Bara Khelna is the 31st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 222.84 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bara Khelna

Bara Khelna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Khelna 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 Khelna from other places

Bara Khelna lies about 27 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Radhamohanpur, about 13 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 Khelna
Tehsil headquarters Pingla 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Radhamohanpur 13 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 27 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 32 km

Villages closest to Bara Khelna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Khelna village had a population of 1,793. That makes it the 31st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Bara Khelna village has 932 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Khelna has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bara Khelna is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Khelna covers 222.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Khelna falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Khelna is Radhamohanpur, about 13 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 Khelna.

Bara Khelna is about 27 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 Khelna is in Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Pingla is about 5.8 km away. Radhamohanpur is about 13 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalika Kundu (2.0 km), Pingla (5.8 km) and Mohanpur (13 km).

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

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