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About Baju Village

Baju is a small village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 149 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baju village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721167
Area (hectares) 65.92 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 149
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baju compares

By the 2011 count Baju is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 65.92 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Baju

Baju is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baju 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Aror, Atang, Atberia and Baharputa. 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 Baju

As per the Census of India 2011, Baju village had a population of 295. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Baju village has 149 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baju has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Baju is 721167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baju covers 65.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baju falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baju 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 - 10 km distance for Baju.

Baju is in Panskura 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 Baju today is likely to be higher.

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