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About Biswas Village

Biswas is a large village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,501, made up of 1,285 males and 1,216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721636, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biswas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biswas village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721636
Area (hectares) 435.14 hectares
Population 2,501
Male Population 1,285
Female Population 1,216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biswas compares

By the 2011 count Biswas is the 30th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 435.14 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Biswas

Biswas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Biswas 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barhara Shankar, Barkhoskana, Barnan and Barsiuri. 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 Biswas

As per the Census of India 2011, Biswas village had a population of 2,501. That makes it the 30th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Biswas village has 1,285 males and 1,216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biswas has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Biswas is 721636. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biswas covers 435.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biswas falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Biswas notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Biswas.

Biswas is in Sahid Matangini 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 Biswas today is likely to be higher.

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