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About Bahara Village

Bahara is a mid sized village in Berhampore tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,711, made up of 880 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742187, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Berhampore
Pincode 742187
Area (hectares) 98.59 hectares
Population 1,711
Male Population 880
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahara compares

By the 2011 count Bahara is the 66th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents. Its 98.59 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bahara

Bahara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bahara as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bahara from other places

Bahara lies about 9.0 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Berhampore Court, about 2.1 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 Bahara
Tehsil headquarters Berhampore under 2 km
Nearest town Baharampur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Berhampore Court 2.1 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 9.0 km

Villages closest to Bahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahara village had a population of 1,711. That makes it the 66th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents.

Bahara village has 880 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahara has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bahara is 742187. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahara covers 98.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bahara falls under Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bahara is Berhampore Court, about 2.1 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 km distance for Bahara.

Bahara is about 9.0 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahara is in Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad district. Berhampore is about under 2 km away. Baharampur is about under 2 km away. Berhampore Court is about 2.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gar Baharampur (under 2 km), Kasim Bazar (3.0 km) and Kaladanga (13 km).

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

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