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About Baikunthapur Village

Baikunthapur is a mid sized village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 437 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baikunthapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baikunthapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 141.06 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 437
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baikunthapur compares

By the 2011 count Baikunthapur is the 71st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 141.06 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Baikunthapur

Baikunthapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baikunthapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baikunthapur from other places

Baikunthapur lies about 7.3 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 4.1 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 Baikunthapur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 7.3 km
District headquarters Birbhum 7.3 km

Villages closest to Baikunthapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baikunthapur village had a population of 826. That makes it the 71st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Baikunthapur village has 437 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baikunthapur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Baikunthapur is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baikunthapur covers 141.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baikunthapur falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baikunthapur is Rampurhat Junction, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 5 - 10 km distance for Baikunthapur.

Baikunthapur is about 7.3 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baikunthapur is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 3.9 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 4.1 km away. Rampurhat I is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamikhya (under 2 km), Satgharia (under 2 km) and Dekhuria (1.8 km).

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

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