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About Baikunthpur Village

Baikunthpur is a large village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,486, made up of 1,304 males and 1,182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baikunthpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baikunthpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 841409
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 2,486
Male Population 1,304
Female Population 1,182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baikunthpur compares

By the 2011 count Baikunthpur is the 26th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Baikunthpur

Baikunthpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baikunthpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baikunthpur from other places

Baikunthpur lies about 40 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Dighwa Dubauli, about 4.0 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 Baikunthpur
Nearest railway station Dighwa Dubauli 4.0 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 15 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 40 km

Villages closest to Baikunthpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baikunthpur village had a population of 2,486. That makes it the 26th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Baikunthpur village has 1,304 males and 1,182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baikunthpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Baikunthpur is 841409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baikunthpur covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baikunthpur falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baikunthpur is Dighwa Dubauli, about 4.0 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 village for Baikunthpur.

Baikunthpur is about 40 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baikunthpur is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Dighwa Dubauli is about 4.0 km away. Sāhibganj is about 15 km away. Gopalganj is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiuntaha (under 2 km), Banhauli Banaura (under 2 km) and Chhapia (1.8 km).

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

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