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About Bainchi Village

Bainchi is one of the larger villages in Pandua tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,063, made up of 6,580 males and 6,483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bainchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bainchi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Pandua
Pincode 712135
Area (hectares) 426.14 hectares
Population 13,063
Male Population 6,580
Female Population 6,483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bainchi compares

By the 2011 count Bainchi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 426.14 hectares work out to about 31 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 993.

Getting to Bainchi

The census records public bus service for Bainchi 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bainchi from other places

Bainchi lies about 14 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nasibpur, about 6.4 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 Bainchi
Nearest railway station Nasibpur 6.4 km
Nearest town Bhadreswar 8.3 km
District headquarters Hugli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandua 24 km

Villages closest to Bainchi

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 Bainchi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bainchi village had a population of 13,063. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Bainchi village has 6,580 males and 6,483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bainchi 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Bainchi is 712135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bainchi covers 426.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Bainchi is Nasibpur, about 6.4 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 <5 km distance for Bainchi.

Bainchi is about 14 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bainchi is in Pandua tehsil of Hugli district. Nasibpur is about 6.4 km away. Bhadreswar is about 8.3 km away. Hugli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalnagar (5.7 km), Haridaspur (9.0 km) and Hazipur (9.0 km).

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

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