About Bahira Village

Bahira is one of the larger villages in Barasat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,127, made up of 2,659 males and 2,468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahira village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Barasat II
Pincode	743423
Area (hectares)	229.07 hectares
Population	5,127
Male Population	2,659
Female Population	2,468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bahira compares

By the 2011 count Bahira is the 6th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents. Its 229.07 hectares work out to about 22 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 919.

Getting to Bahira

Bahira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahira 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahira from other places

Bahira 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 Bahira
Nearest railway station	Malatipur	15 km
Nearest town	Basirhat City	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barasat II	32 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	32 km

Villages closest to Bahira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahira village had a population of 5,127. That makes it the 6th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents.

Bahira village has 2,659 males and 2,468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahira has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Bahira is 743423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahira covers 229.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bahira falls under Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bahira is Malatipur, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Bahira.

Bahira 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.

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