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About Thakurani Baria Village

Thakurani Baria is a large village in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,495, made up of 1,313 males and 1,182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakurani Baria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakurani Baria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743376
Area (hectares) 83.14 hectares
Population 2,495
Male Population 1,313
Female Population 1,182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Thakurani Baria compares

By the 2011 count Thakurani Baria is the 33rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 83.14 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Thakurani Baria

Thakurani Baria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thakurani Baria 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thakurani Baria from other places

Thakurani Baria lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Betberia Ghola, about 4.9 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 Thakurani Baria
Nearest railway station Betberia Ghola 4.9 km
Nearest town Canning 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning I 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Thakurani Baria

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

Common questions about Thakurani Baria

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakurani Baria village had a population of 2,495. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Thakurani Baria village has 1,313 males and 1,182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakurani Baria has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Thakurani Baria is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakurani Baria covers 83.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Thakurani Baria falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Thakurani Baria is Betberia Ghola, about 4.9 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 km distance for Thakurani Baria.

Thakurani Baria is about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakurani Baria is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Betberia Ghola is about 4.9 km away. Canning is about 8.6 km away. Canning I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daria (under 2 km), Narayangar (under 2 km) and Ronia (1.7 km).

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

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