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About Bara Bakhra Village

Bara Bakhra is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 58 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Bakhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Bakhra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721147
Area (hectares) 93.48 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 58
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Bakhra compares

By the 2011 count Bara Bakhra is the 304th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 93.48 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Bara Bakhra

Bara Bakhra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Bakhra as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bakhra from other places

Bara Bakhra lies about 132 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Salgajhari, about 4.6 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 Bakhra
Nearest town Mango 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Salgajhari 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Salbani 30 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 132 km

Villages closest to Bara Bakhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Bakhra village had a population of 122. That makes it the 304th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Bara Bakhra village has 58 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Bakhra has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Bara Bakhra is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Bakhra covers 93.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Bakhra falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Bakhra is Salgajhari, about 4.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara Bakhra.

Bara Bakhra is about 132 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 Bakhra is in Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Mango is about 3.5 km away. Salgajhari is about 4.6 km away. Salbani is about 30 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 Bhursa (under 2 km), Bara Kalsibhanga (under 2 km) and Baragada (under 2 km).

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

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