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About Bakjuri Village

Bakjuri is a large village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,184, made up of 1,154 males and 1,030 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakjuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakjuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Haroa
Pincode 743425
Area (hectares) 156.21 hectares
Population 2,184
Male Population 1,154
Female Population 1,030
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakjuri compares

By the 2011 count Bakjuri is the 38th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 156.21 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bakjuri

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

How far is Bakjuri from other places

Bakjuri lies about 25 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bhasila, about 4.9 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 Bakjuri
Tehsil headquarters Haroa 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Bhasila 4.9 km
Nearest town Badūria 19 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Bakjuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakjuri village had a population of 2,184. That makes it the 38th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Bakjuri village has 1,154 males and 1,030 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakjuri has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Bakjuri is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakjuri covers 156.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakjuri falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bakjuri is Bhasila, about 4.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bakjuri.

Bakjuri is about 25 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.

Bakjuri is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Haroa is about 2.8 km away. Bhasila is about 4.9 km away. Badūria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haroa (2.8 km), Baganati (3.7 km) and Nazarnagar (3.9 km).

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

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