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About Baksibandh Village

Baksibandh is a small village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 125 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baksibandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baksibandh village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Midnapore
Pincode 721102
Area (hectares) 295.42 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 125
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baksibandh compares

By the 2011 count Baksibandh is the 175th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 295.42 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Baksibandh

Baksibandh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baksibandh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Baksibandh from other places

Baksibandh lies about 42 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Salboni, about 17 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 Baksibandh
Nearest railway station Salboni 17 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Midnapore 35 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 42 km

Villages closest to Baksibandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baksibandh village had a population of 243. That makes it the 175th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Baksibandh village has 125 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baksibandh has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Baksibandh is 721102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baksibandh covers 295.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baksibandh falls under Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baksibandh is Salboni, about 17 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 - 10 km distance for Baksibandh.

Baksibandh is about 42 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baksibandh is in Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Salboni is about 17 km away. Jhārgrām is about 33 km away. Midnapore is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandra (27 km), Ramchandrapur (27 km) and Keshabpur (34 km).

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

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