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About Bara Patharghata Village

Bara Patharghata is a small village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 158 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Patharghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Patharghata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur II
Pincode 721440
Area (hectares) 59.49 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 158
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Patharghata compares

By the 2011 count Bara Patharghata is the 119th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 59.49 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Bara Patharghata

Bara Patharghata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Patharghata 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. The nearest villages by name are Balgobindapur, Ballavpur, Baman Bar and Bamunda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Patharghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Patharghata village had a population of 307. That makes it the 119th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Bara Patharghata village has 158 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Patharghata has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Bara Patharghata is 721440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Patharghata covers 59.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Patharghata falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bara Patharghata notes the nearest railway station 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 Patharghata.

Bara Patharghata is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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