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About Bara Bari Village

Bara Bari is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,289, made up of 662 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Bari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Bari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur II
Pincode 721659
Area (hectares) 88.06 hectares
Population 1,289
Male Population 662
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara Bari compares

By the 2011 count Bara Bari is the 40th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 88.06 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bara Bari

The census records public bus service for Bara Bari 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Bari from other places

Bara Bari lies about 19 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 5.8 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 Bari
Nearest town Monoharpur 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur II 19 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 19 km

Villages closest to Bara Bari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur II 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 Bari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Bari village had a population of 1,289. That makes it the 40th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Bara Bari village has 662 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Bari has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bara Bari is 721659. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Bari covers 88.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Bari falls under Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Bari is Haldia, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bari.

Bara Bari is about 19 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Bari is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 3.5 km away. Haldia is about 5.8 km away. Bhagawanpur II is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbaria (under 2 km), Dakshin Barbaria (2.8 km) and Dakshin Baroj Part I (2.8 km).

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

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