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About Baikunthapur Village

Baikunthapur is a small village in Pandua tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 217 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baikunthapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baikunthapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Pandua
Pincode 712146
Area (hectares) 38.98 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 217
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Baikunthapur compares

By the 2011 count Baikunthapur is the 140th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 38.98 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Baikunthapur

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

Baikunthapur lies about 21 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Dhaniakhali Halt, about 7.2 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 Baikunthapur
Nearest railway station Dhaniakhali Halt 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandua 13 km
District headquarters Hugli 21 km

Villages closest to Baikunthapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baikunthapur village had a population of 411. That makes it the 140th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Baikunthapur village has 217 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baikunthapur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Baikunthapur is 712146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baikunthapur covers 38.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baikunthapur falls under Pandua tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baikunthapur is Dhaniakhali Halt, about 7.2 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 Baikunthapur.

Baikunthapur is about 21 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baikunthapur is in Pandua tehsil of Hugli district. Dhaniakhali Halt is about 7.2 km away. Pandua is about 13 km away. Hugli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dwarbasini (2.4 km), Haral (2.5 km) and Haridaspur (5.6 km).

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

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