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About Baharakoti Village

Baharakoti is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 457 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baharakoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baharakoti village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721513
Area (hectares) 103.58 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 457
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baharakoti compares

By the 2011 count Baharakoti is the 24th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 103.58 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Baharakoti

The census records public bus service for Baharakoti 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baghmarasol, Baghuadam, Bagmuri and Bahara. 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 Baharakoti

As per the Census of India 2011, Baharakoti village had a population of 897. That makes it the 24th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Baharakoti village has 457 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baharakoti has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Baharakoti is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baharakoti covers 103.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baharakoti falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baharakoti notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Baharakoti.

Baharakoti is in Jhargram 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 Baharakoti today is likely to be higher.

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