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About Beshia Village

Beshia is a mid sized village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 383 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beshia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beshia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 152.86 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 383
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Beshia compares

By the 2011 count Beshia is the 79th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 152.86 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Beshia

Beshia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Beshia as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Basu Nandanpur, Basudebpur, Basumara and Belgaria. 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 Beshia

As per the Census of India 2011, Beshia village had a population of 716. That makes it the 79th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Beshia village has 383 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beshia has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Beshia is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beshia covers 152.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Beshia falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Beshia.

Beshia is in Sonamukhi 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 Beshia today is likely to be higher.

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