About Bewa Village

Bewa is one of the larger villages in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,265, made up of 7,780 males and 7,485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 817.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bewa village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Farakka
Pincode	742212
Area (hectares)	817.14 hectares
Population	15,265
Male Population	7,780
Female Population	7,485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
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 Bewa compares

By the 2011 count Bewa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 817.14 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bewa

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

Bewa lies about 81 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Tildanga, about 4.0 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 Bewa
Tehsil headquarters	Farakka	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Tildanga	4.0 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	81 km

Villages closest to Bewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bewa village had a population of 15,265. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Bewa village has 7,780 males and 7,485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bewa has about 962 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 965.

The pincode recorded for Bewa is 742212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bewa covers 817.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bewa falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bewa is Tildanga, about 4.0 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 Bewa.

Bewa is about 81 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bewa is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Farakka is about 1.6 km away. Tildanga is about 4.0 km away. Murshidabad is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.