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About Baharampur Village

Baharampur is a mid sized village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,284, made up of 660 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721652, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baharampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721652
Area (hectares) 80.97 hectares
Population 1,284
Male Population 660
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Baharampur compares

By the 2011 count Baharampur is the 66th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 80.97 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 938.

Getting to Baharampur

Baharampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baharampur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baharampur from other places

Baharampur lies about 37 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Udairampur, about 5.6 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 Baharampur
Nearest railway station Udairampur 5.6 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanda Kumar 33 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 37 km

Villages closest to Baharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanda Kumar 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 Baharampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Baharampur village had a population of 1,284. That makes it the 66th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Baharampur village has 660 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baharampur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Baharampur is 721652. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baharampur covers 80.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baharampur falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baharampur is Udairampur, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Baharampur.

Baharampur is about 37 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baharampur is in Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Udairampur is about 5.6 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 8.5 km away. Nanda Kumar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur (5.5 km), Mirpur (12 km) and Bargoda (12 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baharampur today is likely to be higher.

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