About Bahara Village

Bahara is one of the larger villages in Raghunathganj II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,862, made up of 6,562 males and 6,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742213, 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	Raghunathganj II
Pincode	742213
Area (hectares)	301.51 hectares
Population	12,862
Male Population	6,562
Female Population	6,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahara compares

By the 2011 count Bahara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,645 residents. Its 301.51 hectares work out to about 43 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 947.

Getting to Bahara

Bahara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahara 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 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
Nearest town	Baharampur	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Berhampore Court	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raghunathganj II	9.0 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 Raghunathganj II 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 Bahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahara village had a population of 12,862. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,645 residents.

Bahara village has 6,562 males and 6,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahara has about 960 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 947.

The pincode recorded for Bahara is 742213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahara covers 301.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bahara falls under Raghunathganj II 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 - 10 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 Raghunathganj II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Baharampur is about under 2 km away. Berhampore Court is about 2.1 km away. Raghunathganj II is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.