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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TAGAR BHAKTA
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- LGD code
- 340892
- Pincode
- 721135
- Post office
- Kultikri
- Population
- 671
- Households
- 144
- Literacy rate
- 40.5%
- Sex ratio
- 934 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 359
- Distance to district centre
- 37 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 144 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1039 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nekurseni · 25 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Kharikamathani Rural Hospital · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bara Khankri compares
By population, Bara Khankri ranks #62 of 336 villages in Nayagram mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.5%
−15.3% vs mandal average
Bara Khankri40.5%
Nayagram mandal55.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
−54 vs mandal average
Bara Khankri934
Nayagram mandal988
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.3 vs mandal average
Bara Khankri4.7
Nayagram mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bara Khankri at a glance
Bara Khankri is a village of 671 people in 144 households (Census 2011) in Nayagram block, Jhargram district, West Bengal, the 62nd-largest of 336 villages in Nayagram block. Literacy is 41%, 15 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Jhargram district centre, 36 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 25 km from Nekurseni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721135, served by Kultikri post office; the LGD village code is 340892. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kharikamathani Rural Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is TAGAR BHAKTA, and the village votes in Nayagram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amiya Kisku. The population is estimated at 751 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Barakhakri →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bara Khankri · this village | 671 | 41% | — |
| Tunga Dhua · Nayagram | 94 | 59% | 1.3 km W |
| Chhota Khankri · Nayagram | 628 | 35% | 1.6 km SE |
| Damda Sol · Nayagram | 0 | — | 1.9 km NW |
| Bhaluk Ghara · Nayagram | 289 | 36% | 2.1 km NE |
| Bena Suli · Nayagram | 0 | — | 2.1 km SE |
| Pacha Khali · Keshiary | 1,533 | 64% | 2.5 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bara Khankri
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 130.65
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 35
- Forest area (ha)
- 19
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bara Khankri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bara Khankri
- LGD code
- 340892
- Pincode
- 721135
- Post office
- Kultikri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 671
- Population (projected 2026)
- 751
- Households
- 144
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 40.5%
- Coordinates
- 22.07732°N, 87.07248°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhargram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nayagram
- Member of Parliament
- Kalipada Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Amiya Kisku
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- TAGAR BHAKTA
- Block / Mandal
- Nayagram
Getting there
How to reach Bara Khankri
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata144 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1039 km
- Delhi1228 km
- Chennai1232 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNekurseni25 km
- Hospital / PHCKharikamathani Rural Hospital11 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank36 km
- Petrol pumpPragati Petroleum Services38 km
- CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science36 km
- Police stationHijli TOP Police Station36 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 721135
- Bachhur KhoyarNayagram mandal2,765 pop
- Kalma PukhuriaNayagram mandal2,724 pop
- NayagramNayagram mandal2,300 pop
- Kharika MathaniNayagram mandal2,002 pop
- Kamala PurNayagram mandal1,924 pop
- TuphriaNayagram mandal1,523 pop
- Gohal DihaNayagram mandal1,398 pop
- RamkrishnapurNayagram mandal1,379 pop
- Kurchi BaniNayagram mandal1,323 pop
Villages near Bara Khankri
Other villages in Nayagram mandal
View all 60+ →- Khasjangal
- Bachhur Khoyar
- Kalma Pukhuria
- Dol Gram
- Nayagram
- Kharika Mathani
- Kamala Pur
- Dhumsai
- Tuphria
- Dhoba Gobindapur
- Gohal Diha
- Ramkrishnapur
- Kurchi Bani
- Bara Ningui
- Ghora Taria
- Garkhelar
- Baradhan Sola
- Shital Pura
- Jugisol
- Nimai Nagar
- Kul Diha
- Nara Singha Pur
- Nagri Pada
- Bhalia Ghati
- Chandal Bandh(Chamar Bandh)
- Pukhuria
- Chhota Jharia
- Dahi
- Malam
- Dumuria
- Chandabila
- Mara Pada
- Kadam Diha
- Biswa Nath Pur
- Bara Sol
- Deulbar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)