About Bahir Khanda Village

Bahir Khanda is a large village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,861, made up of 1,957 males and 1,904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahir Khanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahir Khanda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Haripal
Pincode	712405
Area (hectares)	214.37 hectares
Population	3,861
Male Population	1,957
Female Population	1,904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bahir Khanda compares

By the 2011 count Bahir Khanda is the 9th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 214.37 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Bahir Khanda

Bahir Khanda 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 Bahir Khanda 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahir Khanda from other places

Bahir Khanda lies about 34 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bahir Khanda, about under 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 Bahir Khanda
Nearest railway station	Bahir Khanda	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haripal	6.0 km
Nearest town	Tarakeswar	6.5 km
District headquarters	Hugli	34 km

Villages closest to Bahir Khanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haripal 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 Bahir Khanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahir Khanda village had a population of 3,861. That makes it the 9th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Bahir Khanda village has 1,957 males and 1,904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahir Khanda has about 973 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 980.

The pincode recorded for Bahir Khanda is 712405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahir Khanda covers 214.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bahir Khanda falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bahir Khanda is Bahir Khanda, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bahir Khanda.

Bahir Khanda is about 34 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahir Khanda is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Bahir Khanda is about under 2 km away. Haripal is about 6.0 km away. Tarakeswar is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.