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About Bahapur Village

Bahapur is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 368 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816106
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 707
Male Population 368
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahapur compares

By the 2011 count Bahapur is the 95th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bahapur

Bahapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahapur as Available within 5 - 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 Bahapur from other places

Bahapur lies about 28 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 6.9 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 Bahapur
Nearest railway station Chatra 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 10 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 11 km
District headquarters Pakur 28 km

Villages closest to Bahapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahapur village had a population of 707. That makes it the 95th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Bahapur village has 368 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahapur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Bahapur is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahapur covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahapur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bahapur is Chatra, about 6.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bahapur.

Bahapur is about 28 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahapur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Chatra is about 6.9 km away. Maheshpur is about 10 km away. Nalhāti is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radepur (under 2 km), Ichhanagar (under 2 km) and Gangadah (under 2 km).

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

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