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About Bairat Village

Bairat is a large village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,412, made up of 2,291 males and 2,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732123
Area (hectares) 575.57 hectares
Population 4,412
Male Population 2,291
Female Population 2,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bairat compares

By the 2011 count Bairat is the 7th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 575.57 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bairat

Bairat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bairat as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bairat from other places

Bairat lies about 32 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 5.6 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 Bairat
Nearest railway station Milangarh 5.6 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur I 32 km
District headquarters Maldah 32 km

Villages closest to Bairat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harischandrapur I 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 Bairat

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairat village had a population of 4,412. That makes it the 7th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Bairat village has 2,291 males and 2,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairat has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Bairat is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairat covers 575.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bairat falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bairat is Milangarh, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bairat.

Bairat is about 32 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairat is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 5.6 km away. Rāiganj is about 30 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srichandrapur (under 2 km), Baradangi (under 2 km) and Dangi Mahendrapur (under 2 km).

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

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