About Bahara Village

Bahara is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,818, made up of 923 males and 895 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Chhatna
Pincode	722137
Area (hectares)	339.22 hectares
Population	1,818
Male Population	923
Female Population	895
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahara compares

By the 2011 count Bahara is the 14th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 339.22 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Bahara

Bahara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahara as Available within village. 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 Bahara from other places

Bahara lies about 22 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Jhantipahari, about 5.0 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 Bahara
Nearest railway station	Jhantipahari	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatna	10 km
District headquarters	Bankura	22 km
Nearest town	Bānkura	22 km

Villages closest to Bahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahara village had a population of 1,818. That makes it the 14th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Bahara village has 923 males and 895 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahara has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Bahara is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahara covers 339.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahara falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bahara is Jhantipahari, about 5.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bahara.

Bahara is about 22 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahara is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. Jhantipahari is about 5.0 km away. Chhatna is about 10 km away. Bankura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.