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About Babupur Village

Babupur is a large village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,709, made up of 1,366 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babupur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 477.7 hectares
Population 2,709
Male Population 1,366
Female Population 1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Babupur compares

By the 2011 count Babupur is the 26th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 477.7 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Babupur

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

Babupur lies about 26 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 8.1 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 Babupur
Nearest railway station Malahar 8.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Gazole 26 km
District headquarters Maldah 26 km

Villages closest to Babupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babupur village had a population of 2,709. That makes it the 26th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Babupur village has 1,366 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babupur has about 983 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Babupur is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babupur covers 477.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Babupur falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Babupur is Malahar, about 8.1 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 Babupur.

Babupur is about 26 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babupur is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 8.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 24 km away. Gazole is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (under 2 km), Bhalukkoka (3.9 km) and Shyamnagar (4.1 km).

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

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