About Baharapur Village

Baharapur is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 361 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baharapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baharapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Sainthia
Pincode	731234
Area (hectares)	152.07 hectares
Population	712
Male Population	361
Female Population	351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
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 Baharapur compares

By the 2011 count Baharapur is the 100th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 152.07 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Baharapur

Baharapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baharapur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baharapur from other places

Baharapur lies about 59 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kachujor, about 12 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 Baharapur
Nearest railway station	Kachujor	12 km
Nearest town	Dubrājpur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sainthia	28 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	59 km

Villages closest to Baharapur

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

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Common questions about Baharapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Baharapur village had a population of 712. That makes it the 100th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Baharapur village has 361 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baharapur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Baharapur is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baharapur covers 152.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baharapur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baharapur is Kachujor, about 12 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 village for Baharapur.

Baharapur is about 59 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baharapur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Kachujor is about 12 km away. Dubrājpur is about 15 km away. Sainthia is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.