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About Baharpur Village

Baharpur is a large village in Ranaghat I tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,043, made up of 1,579 males and 1,464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741254, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baharpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Ranaghat I
Pincode 741254
Area (hectares) 181.7 hectares
Population 3,043
Male Population 1,579
Female Population 1,464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baharpur compares

By the 2011 count Baharpur is the 14th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents. Its 181.7 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Baharpur

The census records public bus service for Baharpur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baharpur from other places

Baharpur lies about 7.6 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Bahadurpur, about 2.9 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 Baharpur
Nearest railway station Bahadurpur 2.9 km
Nearest town Krishnanagar 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranaghat I 7.6 km
District headquarters Nadia 7.6 km

Villages closest to Baharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranaghat I 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 Baharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Baharpur village had a population of 3,043. That makes it the 14th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents.

Baharpur village has 1,579 males and 1,464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baharpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Baharpur is 741254. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baharpur covers 181.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baharpur falls under Ranaghat I tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baharpur is Bahadurpur, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baharpur.

Baharpur is about 7.6 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baharpur is in Ranaghat I tehsil of Nadia district. Bahadurpur is about 2.9 km away. Krishnanagar is about 6.4 km away. Ranaghat I is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghol Nadia (7.6 km), Panpara (13 km) and Majdia (16 km).

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

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