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About Bhaktipur Village

Bhaktipur is a mid sized village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 260 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaktipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaktipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733132
Area (hectares) 174.56 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 260
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaktipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhaktipur is the 142nd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 174.56 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Bhaktipur

Bhaktipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhaktipur as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Berail, Besatipara, Betahar and Bhagmaha. 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 Bhaktipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaktipur village had a population of 516. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Bhaktipur village has 260 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaktipur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Bhaktipur is 733132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaktipur covers 174.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaktipur falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhaktipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bhaktipur is in Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Bhaktipur today is likely to be higher.

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