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About Baitpur Village

Baitpur is a small village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 150 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares.

Baitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baitpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 150
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baitpur compares

By the 2011 count Baitpur is the 134th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 9.6 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 912.

Getting to Baitpur

Baitpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baitpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Baitpur from other places

Baitpur lies about 33 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 20 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 Baitpur
Nearest town Kharagpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Ganganiyan 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 33 km
District headquarters Banka 33 km

Villages closest to Baitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baitpur village had a population of 289. That makes it the 134th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Baitpur village has 150 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baitpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Baitpur covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baitpur falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baitpur is Ganganiyan, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Baitpur.

Baitpur is about 33 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baitpur is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 13 km away. Ganganiyan is about 20 km away. Dhuraiya is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamra (under 2 km), Kusaha (2.0 km) and Majhgain (2.6 km).

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

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