About Baksispur Village

Baksispur is a large village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,788, made up of 1,425 males and 1,363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baksispur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baksispur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Contai I
Pincode	721401
Area (hectares)	163.57 hectares
Population	2,788
Male Population	1,425
Female Population	1,363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baksispur compares

By the 2011 count Baksispur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 163.57 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Baksispur

Baksispur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baksispur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baksispur from other places

Baksispur lies about 30 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kanthi, about 14 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 Baksispur
Nearest town	Contai	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kanthi	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Contai I	30 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	30 km

Villages closest to Baksispur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Contai I 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.

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Common questions about Baksispur

As per the Census of India 2011, Baksispur village had a population of 2,788. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Baksispur village has 1,425 males and 1,363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baksispur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Baksispur is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baksispur covers 163.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baksispur falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baksispur is Kanthi, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baksispur.

Baksispur is about 30 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baksispur is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Contai is about 12 km away. Kanthi is about 14 km away. Contai I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.