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About Babupur Village

Babupur is a small village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 56 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babupur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 65.88 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 56
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Babupur compares

By the 2011 count Babupur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 65.88 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Babupur

Babupur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Babupur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Babupur from other places

Babupur lies about 30 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 11 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 Babupur
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 11 km
Nearest town Pakur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 30 km
District headquarters Birbhum 30 km

Villages closest to Babupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri II 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 Babupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Babupur village had a population of 101. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Babupur village has 56 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babupur has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Babupur is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babupur covers 65.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Babupur falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Babupur is Banshlai Bridge, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Babupur.

Babupur is about 30 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babupur is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Banshlai Bridge is about 11 km away. Pakur is about 19 km away. Suri II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damdam (6.4 km), Tegharia (10.0 km) and Fatepur (13 km).

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

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