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About Bhairabpur Village

Bhairabpur is a large village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,669, made up of 2,379 males and 2,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhairabpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhairabpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722133
Area (hectares) 556.69 hectares
Population 4,669
Male Population 2,379
Female Population 2,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhairabpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhairabpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 556.69 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bhairabpur

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

Bhairabpur lies about 49 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Burnpur, about 1.6 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 Bhairabpur
Nearest railway station Burnpur 1.6 km
Nearest town Āsansol 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangajalghati 32 km
District headquarters Bankura 49 km

Villages closest to Bhairabpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhairabpur village had a population of 4,669. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Bhairabpur village has 2,379 males and 2,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhairabpur has about 963 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 953.

The pincode recorded for Bhairabpur is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhairabpur covers 556.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhairabpur falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhairabpur is Burnpur, about 1.6 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 Bhairabpur.

Bhairabpur is about 49 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhairabpur is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. Burnpur is about 1.6 km away. Āsansol is about 5.6 km away. Gangajalghati is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abhirampur (under 2 km), Saltora (15 km) and Kusthalia (23 km).

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

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