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About Barada Nankar Village

Barada Nankar is a small village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 407, made up of 215 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barada Nankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barada Nankar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721151
Area (hectares) 20.69 hectares
Population 407
Male Population 215
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barada Nankar compares

By the 2011 count Barada Nankar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 20.69 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Barada Nankar

Barada Nankar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barada Nankar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barada Nankar from other places

Barada Nankar lies about 39 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Diamond Harbour, about 12 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 Barada Nankar
Nearest railway station Diamond Harbour 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaghat 33 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 39 km

Villages closest to Barada Nankar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kolaghat 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 Barada Nankar

As per the Census of India 2011, Barada Nankar village had a population of 407. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Barada Nankar village has 215 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barada Nankar has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Barada Nankar is 721151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barada Nankar covers 20.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barada Nankar falls under Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barada Nankar is Diamond Harbour, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barada Nankar.

Barada Nankar is about 39 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barada Nankar is in Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. Kolaghat is about 33 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parulia (under 2 km), Baishnab Chak (3.5 km) and Bankura Chak (3.5 km).

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

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