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About Bahalia Village

Bahalia is a mid sized village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,760, made up of 884 males and 876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721448
Area (hectares) 215.46 hectares
Population 1,760
Male Population 884
Female Population 876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahalia compares

By the 2011 count Bahalia is the 28th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 215.46 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Bahalia

Bahalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bahalia 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amedpur, Arjjoni, Aruyan and Asda Dakshin. 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 Bahalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahalia village had a population of 1,760. That makes it the 28th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Bahalia village has 884 males and 876 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahalia has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Bahalia is 721448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahalia covers 215.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahalia falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bahalia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Bahalia.

Bahalia is in Egra I tehsil of Purba 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 Bahalia today is likely to be higher.

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