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About Bilsa Village

Bilsa is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 278 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilsa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 118.23 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 278
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bilsa compares

By the 2011 count Bilsa is the 134th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 118.23 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 957.

Getting to Bilsa

Bilsa 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 Bilsa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhandhura, Bharamarkol, Bholagaria and Bideshini. 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 Bilsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilsa village had a population of 515. That makes it the 134th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Bilsa village has 278 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilsa has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

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

Bilsa covers 118.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bilsa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bilsa.

Bilsa is in Sainthia 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 Bilsa today is likely to be higher.

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