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About Bakcha Village

Bakcha is one of the larger villages in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,185, made up of 3,223 males and 2,962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakcha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721642
Area (hectares) 393.02 hectares
Population 6,185
Male Population 3,223
Female Population 2,962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakcha compares

By the 2011 count Bakcha is the 7th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 393.02 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Bakcha

Bakcha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakcha as Available within 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 Anandapur, Andaria, Arankiyarana and Asnan. 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 Bakcha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakcha village had a population of 6,185. That makes it the 7th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Bakcha village has 3,223 males and 2,962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakcha has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Bakcha is 721642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakcha covers 393.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakcha falls under Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bakcha notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Bakcha.

Bakcha is in Moyna 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 Bakcha today is likely to be higher.

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