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About Baicha Village

Baicha is a small village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 259 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baicha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baicha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan II
Pincode 721451
Area (hectares) 80.35 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 259
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baicha compares

By the 2011 count Baicha is the 83rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 80.35 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Baicha

Baicha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baicha as Available within 10+ 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 Baicha from other places

Baicha lies about 13 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Balichak, about under 2 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 Baicha
Nearest railway station Balichak under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dantan II 13 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 13 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 24 km

Villages closest to Baicha

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

Common questions about Baicha

As per the Census of India 2011, Baicha village had a population of 494. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Baicha village has 259 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baicha has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Baicha is 721451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baicha covers 80.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baicha falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baicha is Balichak, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baicha.

Baicha is about 13 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baicha is in Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Balichak is about under 2 km away. Dantan II is about 13 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taldaratan Chak (under 2 km), Alampur (12 km) and Amadpur (12 km).

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

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