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About Bara Bhursa Village

Bara Bhursa is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 150 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Bhursa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Bhursa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721129
Area (hectares) 70.95 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 150
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Bhursa compares

By the 2011 count Bara Bhursa is the 196th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 70.95 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 988.

Getting to Bara Bhursa

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

Bara Bhursa 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 Bhursa
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 Bhursa

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 Bhursa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Bhursa village had a population of 298. That makes it the 196th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Bara Bhursa village has 150 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Bhursa 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Bara Bhursa is 721129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Bhursa covers 70.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bara Bhursa 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara Bhursa.

Bara Bhursa 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 Bhursa 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 Bakhra (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 Bhursa today is likely to be higher.

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