About Baikunthapur Village

Baikunthapur is one of the larger villages in Pursura tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,794, made up of 4,492 males and 4,302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712414, 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	Pursura
Pincode	712414
Area (hectares)	572.15 hectares
Population	8,794
Male Population	4,492
Female Population	4,302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,469 residents. Its 572.15 hectares work out to about 15 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 946.

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 10 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Tribeni, about 1.7 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	Tribeni	1.7 km
Nearest town	Kalyani	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pursura	10 km
District headquarters	Hugli	10 km

Villages closest to Baikunthapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baikunthapur village had a population of 8,794. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,469 residents.

Baikunthapur village has 4,492 males and 4,302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baikunthapur has about 958 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 946.

The pincode recorded for Baikunthapur is 712414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baikunthapur covers 572.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Baikunthapur is Tribeni, about 1.7 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 10 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 Pursura tehsil of Hugli district. Tribeni is about 1.7 km away. Kalyani is about 4.0 km away. Pursura is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.