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About Baura Village

Baura is a mid sized village in Katwa I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,654, made up of 838 males and 816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Katwa I
Pincode 713150
Area (hectares) 338.63 hectares
Population 1,654
Male Population 838
Female Population 816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Baura compares

By the 2011 count Baura is the 34th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents. Its 338.63 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Baura

Baura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baura 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 Baghtona, Bainchi, Bandmura and Bandra. 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 Baura

As per the Census of India 2011, Baura village had a population of 1,654. That makes it the 34th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents.

Baura village has 838 males and 816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baura has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Baura is 713150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baura covers 338.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baura falls under Katwa I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baura 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 Baura.

Baura is in Katwa I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Baura today is likely to be higher.

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