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About Bahera Village

Bahera is one of the larger villages in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,369, made up of 2,745 males and 2,624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743294, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahera village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 743294
Area (hectares) 165.55 hectares
Population 5,369
Male Population 2,745
Female Population 2,624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bahera compares

By the 2011 count Bahera is the 5th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 165.55 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bahera

Bahera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bahera as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahera from other places

Bahera lies about 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Malatipur, about 15 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 Bahera
Nearest railway station Malatipur 15 km
Nearest town Basirhat City 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat I 32 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Bahera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahera village had a population of 5,369. That makes it the 5th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Bahera village has 2,745 males and 2,624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahera has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Bahera is 743294. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahera covers 165.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bahera falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bahera is Malatipur, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bahera.

Bahera is about 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahera is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Malatipur is about 15 km away. Basirhat City is about 18 km away. Barasat I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (11 km), Lakshmipur (14 km) and Chaturia (21 km).

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

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