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About Bahina Village

Bahina is a large village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,390, made up of 1,194 males and 1,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahina village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731240
Area (hectares) 170.92 hectares
Population 2,390
Male Population 1,194
Female Population 1,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bahina compares

By the 2011 count Bahina is the 21st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 170.92 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bahina

Bahina is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bahina as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bahina from other places

Bahina lies about 12 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 9.9 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 Bahina
Nearest town Rampur Hat 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 12 km

Villages closest to Bahina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar 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 Bahina

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahina village had a population of 2,390. That makes it the 21st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Bahina village has 1,194 males and 1,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahina has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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

Bahina covers 170.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahina falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bahina is Rampurhat Junction, about 9.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bahina.

Bahina is about 12 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahina is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 9.7 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 9.9 km away. Mayureswar I is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahula (4.7 km), Matmahula (4.7 km) and Tarapur (5.2 km).

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

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