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About Baksispur Village

Baksispur is a mid sized village in Ramnagar II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,475, made up of 776 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baksispur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baksispur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar II
Pincode 721433
Area (hectares) 88.22 hectares
Population 1,475
Male Population 776
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
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 Baksispur compares

By the 2011 count Baksispur is the 34th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 88.22 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Baksispur

Baksispur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baksispur 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 Baksispur from other places

Baksispur lies about 30 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kanthi, about 14 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 Baksispur
Nearest town Contai 12 km
Nearest railway station Kanthi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar II 30 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 30 km

Villages closest to Baksispur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar II 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 Baksispur

As per the Census of India 2011, Baksispur village had a population of 1,475. That makes it the 34th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Baksispur village has 776 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baksispur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Baksispur is 721433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baksispur covers 88.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baksispur falls under Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baksispur is Kanthi, about 14 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 Baksispur.

Baksispur is about 30 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baksispur is in Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Contai is about 12 km away. Kanthi is about 14 km away. Ramnagar II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopal Chak (3.6 km), Baichibania (7.0 km) and Bar Badalpur (23 km).

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

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