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About Bahana Village

Bahana is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 76 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721424
Area (hectares) 25.88 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 76
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahana compares

By the 2011 count Bahana is the 175th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 25.88 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 991.

Getting to Bahana

Bahana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bahana as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Arjjun Gerya, Atanga, Babuigerya and Bagaria. 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 Bahana

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahana village had a population of 150. That makes it the 175th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Bahana village has 76 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahana has about 974 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 991.

The pincode recorded for Bahana is 721424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahana covers 25.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahana falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bahana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bahana.

Bahana is in Keshiary 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 Bahana today is likely to be higher.

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