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About Bhaktipur Village

Bhaktipur is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,339, made up of 676 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaktipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaktipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732140
Area (hectares) 46.84 hectares
Population 1,339
Male Population 676
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaktipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhaktipur is the 58th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 46.84 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bhaktipur

Bhaktipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhaktipur 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barui, Bashatpur, Bhabanipur and Bhagabanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhaktipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaktipur village had a population of 1,339. That makes it the 58th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Bhaktipur village has 676 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaktipur has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Bhaktipur is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaktipur covers 46.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Bhaktipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Bhaktipur.

Bhaktipur is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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