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About Baharda Village

Baharda is a mid sized village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,591, made up of 816 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baharda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur II
Pincode 721443
Area (hectares) 198.87 hectares
Population 1,591
Male Population 816
Female Population 775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Baharda compares

By the 2011 count Baharda is the 37th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 198.87 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Baharda

Baharda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baharda 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 Agarbheri Benachal, Agraiya, Argoal and Babuidanri. 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 Baharda

As per the Census of India 2011, Baharda village had a population of 1,591. That makes it the 37th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Baharda village has 816 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baharda has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Baharda is 721443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baharda covers 198.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baharda falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baharda 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 Baharda.

Baharda is in Potashpur II 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 Baharda today is likely to be higher.

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