About Baisakhwa Village

Baisakhwa is one of the larger villages in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,578, made up of 3,447 males and 3,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baisakhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baisakhwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Sikta
Pincode	845307
Area (hectares)	560 hectares
Population	6,578
Male Population	3,447
Female Population	3,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baisakhwa compares

By the 2011 count Baisakhwa is the 6th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 560 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Baisakhwa

Baisakhwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baisakhwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baisakhwa from other places

Baisakhwa lies about 15 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Purushottampur Halt, about 8.4 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 Baisakhwa
Nearest town	Chanpatia	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Purushottampur Halt	8.4 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sikta	24 km

Villages closest to Baisakhwa

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

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Common questions about Baisakhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Baisakhwa village had a population of 6,578. That makes it the 6th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Baisakhwa village has 3,447 males and 3,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baisakhwa has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Baisakhwa is 845307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baisakhwa covers 560 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baisakhwa falls under Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baisakhwa is Purushottampur Halt, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baisakhwa.

Baisakhwa is about 15 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baisakhwa is in Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Chanpatia is about 7.7 km away. Purushottampur Halt is about 8.4 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.