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About Ban Bedia Village

Ban Bedia is a mid sized village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,028, made up of 530 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Bedia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Bedia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 182.11 hectares
Population 1,028
Male Population 530
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ban Bedia compares

By the 2011 count Ban Bedia is the 31st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 182.11 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Ban Bedia

Ban Bedia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ban Bedia as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Bagakhulia, Bagjabra, Bahadurpur and Baidyanathpur. 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 Ban Bedia

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Bedia village had a population of 1,028. That makes it the 31st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Ban Bedia village has 530 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Bedia has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Ban Bedia is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Bedia covers 182.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ban Bedia falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ban Bedia 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 - 10 km distance for Ban Bedia.

Ban Bedia is in Khatra 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 Ban Bedia today is likely to be higher.

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