About Bayra Village

Bayra is one of the larger villages in Lalgola tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,259, made up of 7,761 males and 7,498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696.858 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bayra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bayra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Lalgola
Pincode	742148
Area (hectares)	696.858 hectares
Population	15,259
Male Population	7,761
Female Population	7,498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bayra compares

By the 2011 count Bayra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents. Its 696.858 hectares work out to about 22 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 964.

Getting to Bayra

Bayra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bayra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bayra from other places

Bayra lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about under 2 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 Bayra
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lalgola	32 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	34 km

Villages closest to Bayra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bayra village had a population of 15,259. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents.

Bayra village has 7,761 males and 7,498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bayra has about 966 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Bayra is 742148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bayra covers 696.858 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bayra falls under Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bayra is Lohapur, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bayra.

Bayra is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bayra is in Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Lalgola is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.