About Bahirkap Village

Bahirkap is a large village in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,549, made up of 2,303 males and 2,246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahirkap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahirkap village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Ratua I
Pincode	732205
Area (hectares)	310.83 hectares
Population	4,549
Male Population	2,303
Female Population	2,246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
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 Bahirkap compares

By the 2011 count Bahirkap is the 19th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 310.83 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bahirkap

Bahirkap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahirkap 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahirkap from other places

Bahirkap lies about 24 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 6.5 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 Bahirkap
Nearest railway station	Malahar	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ratua I	24 km
District headquarters	Maldah	24 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	24 km

Villages closest to Bahirkap

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

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Common questions about Bahirkap

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahirkap village had a population of 4,549. That makes it the 19th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Bahirkap village has 2,303 males and 2,246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahirkap has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bahirkap is 732205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahirkap covers 310.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahirkap falls under Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bahirkap is Malahar, about 6.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bahirkap.

Bahirkap is about 24 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahirkap is in Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 6.5 km away. Ratua I is about 24 km away. Maldah is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.