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About Bara Ganta Village

Bara Ganta is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 870, made up of 436 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Ganta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Ganta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 201.93 hectares
Population 870
Male Population 436
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Ganta compares

By the 2011 count Bara Ganta is the 54th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 201.93 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bara Ganta

Bara Ganta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Ganta 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bandi Alias Jagannathdi, Bandulahar, Bangasur and Banriyapilai. 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 Ganta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Ganta village had a population of 870. That makes it the 54th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Bara Ganta village has 436 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Ganta has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bara Ganta is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Ganta covers 201.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Ganta falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bara Ganta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ganta.

Bara Ganta is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Ganta today is likely to be higher.

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