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About Brahmanpara Village

Brahmanpara is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,760, made up of 944 males and 816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brahmanpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brahmanpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 742138
Area (hectares) 169.42 hectares
Population 1,760
Male Population 944
Female Population 816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
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 Brahmanpara compares

By the 2011 count Brahmanpara is the 42nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 169.42 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Brahmanpara

Brahmanpara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Brahmanpara 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 Brahmanpara from other places

Brahmanpara lies about 55 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 7.3 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 Brahmanpara
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 7.3 km
Nearest town Sainthia 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandi 29 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 55 km

Villages closest to Brahmanpara

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 Brahmanpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Brahmanpara village had a population of 1,760. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Brahmanpara village has 944 males and 816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brahmanpara has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Brahmanpara covers 169.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Brahmanpara is Gadadharpur, about 7.3 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 Brahmanpara.

Brahmanpara is about 55 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Brahmanpara is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Gadadharpur is about 7.3 km away. Sainthia is about 11 km away. Kandi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalnagar (8.5 km), Bahadurpur (9.2 km) and Jayrampur (11 km).

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

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