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About Bairbhita Village

Bairbhita is a small village in Naxalbari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 47 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,362 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairbhita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairbhita village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Naxalbari
Pincode 734429
Area (hectares) 56.25 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 47
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,362
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 Bairbhita compares

By the 2011 count Bairbhita is the 75th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 56.25 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Bairbhita

Bairbhita is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bairbhita 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 Bairbhita from other places

Bairbhita lies about 36 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Bagdogra, about 2.2 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 Bairbhita
Nearest railway station Bagdogra 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Naxalbari 10 km
Nearest town Naksalbāri 10 km
District headquarters Darjiling 36 km

Villages closest to Bairbhita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairbhita village had a population of 111. That makes it the 75th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Bairbhita village has 47 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairbhita has about 1362 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Bairbhita is 734429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairbhita covers 56.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bairbhita falls under Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bairbhita is Bagdogra, about 2.2 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 Bairbhita.

Bairbhita is about 36 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairbhita is in Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling district. Bagdogra is about 2.2 km away. Naxalbari is about 10 km away. Naksalbāri is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barabhita (under 2 km), Dakshin Bagdogra (2.0 km) and Uttar Bagdogra (2.0 km).

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

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