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About Bejra Village

Bejra is a large village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,497, made up of 1,286 males and 1,211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bejra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bejra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731240
Area (hectares) 400.84 hectares
Population 2,497
Male Population 1,286
Female Population 1,211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bejra compares

By the 2011 count Bejra is the 20th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 400.84 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Bejra

Bejra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bejra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bandhgora, Bara Simulia, Baradiha and Baral. 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 Bejra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bejra village had a population of 2,497. That makes it the 20th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Bejra village has 1,286 males and 1,211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bejra has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Bejra is 731240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bejra covers 400.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bejra falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bejra notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Bejra.

Bejra is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum 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 Bejra today is likely to be higher.

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