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About Bajabaria Village

Bajabaria is a small village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 205 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajabaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajabaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721659
Area (hectares) 42.79 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 205
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bajabaria compares

By the 2011 count Bajabaria is the 91st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 42.79 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Bajabaria

Bajabaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bajabaria 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bajabaria from other places

Bajabaria lies about 39 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about under 2 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 Bajabaria
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar under 2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 26 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 39 km

Villages closest to Bajabaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandipur 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 Bajabaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajabaria village had a population of 408. That makes it the 91st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Bajabaria village has 205 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajabaria has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Bajabaria is 721659. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajabaria covers 42.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bajabaria falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bajabaria is Gurudas Nagar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bajabaria.

Bajabaria is about 39 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajabaria is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Gurudas Nagar is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 3.1 km away. Chandipur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majnabaria (under 2 km), Majnabaria Chak (under 2 km) and Uttar Barbari (3.2 km).

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

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