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About Bahara Village

Bahara is a mid sized village in Ketugram I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,102, made up of 575 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Ketugram I
Pincode 713129
Area (hectares) 201.94 hectares
Population 1,102
Male Population 575
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bahara compares

By the 2011 count Bahara is the 46th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents. Its 201.94 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 948.

Getting to Bahara

The census records public bus service for Bahara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahara from other places

Bahara lies about 31 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Nandai Gram, about 19 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 Bahara
Nearest railway station Nandai Gram 19 km
Nearest town Memāri 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Ketugram I 31 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 31 km

Villages closest to Bahara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ketugram I 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 Bahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahara village had a population of 1,102. That makes it the 46th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents.

Bahara village has 575 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahara has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bahara is 713129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahara covers 201.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahara falls under Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bahara is Nandai Gram, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bahara.

Bahara is about 31 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahara is in Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Nandai Gram is about 19 km away. Memāri is about 21 km away. Ketugram I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malgram (5.5 km), Murgram (5.5 km) and Shrigram (18 km).

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

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