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About Bahara Village

Bahara is a large village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,775, made up of 1,450 males and 1,325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742138, 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 Kandi
Pincode 742138
Area (hectares) 228.75 hectares
Population 2,775
Male Population 1,450
Female Population 1,325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahara compares

By the 2011 count Bahara is the 24th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 228.75 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bahara

Bahara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahara as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bahara from other places

Bahara lies about 42 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 21 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 Kandi 14 km
Nearest town Kāndi 14 km
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 21 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 42 km

Villages closest to Bahara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandi 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 2,775. That makes it the 24th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Bahara village has 1,450 males and 1,325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahara has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bahara is 742138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahara covers 228.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahara is Mallarpur, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bahara.

Bahara is about 42 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 Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kandi is about 14 km away. Kāndi is about 14 km away. Mallarpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpur (under 2 km), Gobindapur (4.3 km) and Parbbatipur (6.4 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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