About Babuia Village

Babuia is a large village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,071, made up of 1,612 males and 1,459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babuia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babuia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Chandipur
Pincode	721659
Area (hectares)	195.69 hectares
Population	3,071
Male Population	1,612
Female Population	1,459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
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 Babuia compares

By the 2011 count Babuia is the 13th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 195.69 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, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Babuia

Babuia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Babuia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Babuia from other places

Babuia lies about 60 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Bauria, 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 Babuia
Nearest railway station	Bauria	under 2 km
Nearest town	Budge Budge	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandipur	29 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	60 km

Villages closest to Babuia

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.

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Common questions about Babuia

As per the Census of India 2011, Babuia village had a population of 3,071. That makes it the 13th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Babuia village has 1,612 males and 1,459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babuia has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

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

Babuia covers 195.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Babuia is Bauria, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Babuia.

Babuia is about 60 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babuia is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Bauria is about under 2 km away. Budge Budge is about 1.9 km away. Chandipur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.