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About Bara Patna Village

Bara Patna is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,556, made up of 801 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Patna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Patna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 106.02 hectares
Population 1,556
Male Population 801
Female Population 755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Patna compares

By the 2011 count Bara Patna is the 71st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 106.02 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bara Patna

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

Bara Patna lies about 24 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Panjipara, about 7.9 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 Bara Patna
Nearest railway station Panjipara 7.9 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 24 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 24 km

Villages closest to Bara Patna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar 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 Bara Patna

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Patna village had a population of 1,556. That makes it the 71st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Bara Patna village has 801 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Patna has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Bara Patna is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Patna covers 106.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Patna falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Patna is Panjipara, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Patna.

Bara Patna is about 24 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Patna is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Panjipara is about 7.9 km away. Kishanganj is about 13 km away. Goalpokhar 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 Bara Pokhar Dubkaul (under 2 km), Bara Singhanath (under 2 km) and Biprit (under 2 km).

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

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