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About Beko Village

Beko is a small village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 226 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beko village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 117.33 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 226
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Beko compares

By the 2011 count Beko is the 76th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 117.33 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Beko

Beko is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Beko 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 Barakaram, Barakhula, Baratalpat and Barshol. 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 Beko

As per the Census of India 2011, Beko village had a population of 432. That makes it the 76th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Beko village has 226 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beko has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Beko is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beko covers 117.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Beko falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Beko 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 Beko.

Beko is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 Beko today is likely to be higher.

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