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About Baicha Village

Baicha is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 46 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.34 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 Narayangarh
Pincode 721451
Area (hectares) 20.34 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 46
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Baicha compares

By the 2011 count Baicha is the 408th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 20.34 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Baicha

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 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
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 13 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayangarh 29 km

Villages closest to Baicha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayangarh 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 92. That makes it the 408th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Baicha village has 46 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baicha has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

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

Baicha covers 20.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baicha falls under Narayangarh 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 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 Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Balichak is about under 2 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 13 km away. Kharagpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balida Chak (under 2 km), Chak Bali (under 2 km) and Chak Chhakupal (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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