About Bara Ghuni Village

Bara Ghuni is one of the larger villages in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,000, made up of 3,609 males and 3,391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721656, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Ghuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Ghuni village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Chandipur
Pincode	721656
Area (hectares)	486.57 hectares
Population	7,000
Male Population	3,609
Female Population	3,391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
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 Ghuni compares

By the 2011 count Bara Ghuni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 486.57 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Bara Ghuni

Bara Ghuni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Ghuni 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 Ghuni from other places

Bara Ghuni lies about 86 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Salt Lake Sector V, about 3.5 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 Ghuni
Nearest railway station	Salt Lake Sector V	3.5 km
Nearest town	Dam Dam	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandipur	28 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	86 km

Villages closest to Bara Ghuni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandipur 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 Ghuni

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Ghuni village had a population of 7,000. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Bara Ghuni village has 3,609 males and 3,391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Ghuni has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Bara Ghuni is 721656. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Ghuni covers 486.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Ghuni falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Ghuni is Salt Lake Sector V, about 3.5 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 Ghuni.

Bara Ghuni is about 86 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 Ghuni is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Salt Lake Sector V is about 3.5 km away. Dam Dam is about 5.9 km away. Chandipur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.