About Bara Nagar Village

Bara Nagar is a mid sized village in Nandigram I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 305 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Nagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Nandigram I
Pincode	721631
Area (hectares)	65.99 hectares
Population	595
Male Population	305
Female Population	290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Bara Nagar is the 85th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 65.99 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bara Nagar

Bara Nagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Nagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Nagar from other places

Bara Nagar lies about 20 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Bandar, about under 2 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 Nagar
Nearest railway station	Bandar	under 2 km
Nearest town	Haldia	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nandigram I	20 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	20 km

Villages closest to Bara Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nandigram I 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.

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Common questions about Bara Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Nagar village had a population of 595. That makes it the 85th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Bara Nagar village has 305 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Nagar has about 951 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 944.

The pincode recorded for Bara Nagar is 721631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Nagar covers 65.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Nagar falls under Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Nagar is Bandar, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Bara Nagar.

Bara Nagar is about 20 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 Nagar is in Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Bandar is about under 2 km away. Haldia is about 3.5 km away. Nandigram I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.