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About Baicha Village

Baicha is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 248 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, 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 Debra
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 86.68 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 248
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baicha compares

By the 2011 count Baicha is the 195th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 86.68 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 985.

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 <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 5 - 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 Debra 4.0 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 Debra 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 485. That makes it the 195th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Baicha village has 248 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baicha has about 956 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 985.

The pincode recorded for Baicha is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baicha covers 86.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baicha falls under Debra 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 5 - 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 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 Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Balichak is about under 2 km away. Debra is about 4.0 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 Balichak (under 2 km), Balai Chak (under 2 km) and Bali Chak (under 2 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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