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About Baktarpur Village

Baktarpur is a mid sized village in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 394 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baktarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baktarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indus
Pincode 722205
Area (hectares) 89.93 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 394
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baktarpur compares

By the 2011 count Baktarpur is the 88th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 89.93 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Baktarpur

Baktarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baktarpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bagalpur, Bagmari, Bahalalpur and Baikuntha Pur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Baktarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Baktarpur village had a population of 744. That makes it the 88th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Baktarpur village has 394 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baktarpur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Baktarpur is 722205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baktarpur covers 89.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baktarpur falls under Indus tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baktarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baktarpur.

Baktarpur is in Indus tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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