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About Baidanga Village

Baidanga is a mid sized village in Kotulpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 276 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baidanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baidanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Kotulpur
Pincode 722141
Area (hectares) 65.26 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 276
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baidanga compares

By the 2011 count Baidanga is the 99th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents. Its 65.26 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Baidanga

Baidanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baidanga as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baidanga from other places

Baidanga lies about 60 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Kamarpukur, about 12 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 Baidanga
Nearest railway station Kamarpukur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotulpur 13 km
Nearest town Chandrakona 19 km
District headquarters Bankura 60 km

Villages closest to Baidanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baidanga village had a population of 524. That makes it the 99th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents.

Baidanga village has 276 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baidanga has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Baidanga is 722141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baidanga covers 65.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baidanga falls under Kotulpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baidanga is Kamarpukur, about 12 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 km distance for Baidanga.

Baidanga is about 60 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baidanga is in Kotulpur tehsil of Bankura district. Kamarpukur is about 12 km away. Kotulpur is about 13 km away. Chandrakona is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jayrambati (7.4 km), Balitha (10 km) and Kotulpur (13 km).

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

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