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About Baksitala Village

Baksitala is a mid sized village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,501, made up of 787 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baksitala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baksitala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721641
Area (hectares) 89.52 hectares
Population 1,501
Male Population 787
Female Population 714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Baksitala compares

By the 2011 count Baksitala is the 58th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 89.52 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Baksitala

Baksitala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baksitala 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 Arar, Arisanda, Babua and Bagicha Kumar Chak. 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 Baksitala

As per the Census of India 2011, Baksitala village had a population of 1,501. That makes it the 58th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Baksitala village has 787 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baksitala has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Baksitala is 721641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baksitala covers 89.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baksitala falls under Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baksitala 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 Baksitala.

Baksitala is in Kolaghat 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 Baksitala today is likely to be higher.

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