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About Layek Bazar Village

Layek Bazar is a large village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,910, made up of 1,474 males and 1,436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Layek Bazar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Layek Bazar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731214
Area (hectares) 151.06 hectares
Population 2,910
Male Population 1,474
Female Population 1,436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Layek Bazar compares

By the 2011 count Layek Bazar is the 15th 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 151.06 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Layek Bazar

Layek Bazar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Layek Bazar 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khosh Kadambapur, Kshudra Amdahara, Kuchli and Laldaha. 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 Layek Bazar

As per the Census of India 2011, Layek Bazar village had a population of 2,910. That makes it the 15th 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.

Layek Bazar village has 1,474 males and 1,436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Layek Bazar has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Layek Bazar is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Layek Bazar covers 151.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Layek Bazar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Layek Bazar.

Layek Bazar 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 Layek Bazar today is likely to be higher.

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