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About Bahalia Village

Bahalia is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 273 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 167.95 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 273
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Bahalia compares

By the 2011 count Bahalia is the 109th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 167.95 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Bahalia

Bahalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bahalia 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. The nearest villages by name are Anikola, Anipara, Antri and Arjjuni. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bahalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahalia village had a population of 533. That makes it the 109th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Bahalia village has 273 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahalia has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bahalia is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahalia covers 167.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahalia falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bahalia notes the nearest railway station 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 Bahalia.

Bahalia is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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