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About Bahukakata Village

Bahukakata is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 288 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahukakata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahukakata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 123.06 hectares
Population 593
Male Population 288
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
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 Bahukakata compares

By the 2011 count Bahukakata is the 78th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 123.06 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Bahukakata

Bahukakata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahukakata 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. The nearest villages by name are Alakdihi, Amghata, Amlatara and Arjjunjora. 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 Bahukakata

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahukakata village had a population of 593. That makes it the 78th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Bahukakata village has 288 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahukakata has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bahukakata is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahukakata covers 123.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahukakata falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bahukakata 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 - 10 km distance for Bahukakata.

Bahukakata is in Hura 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 Bahukakata today is likely to be higher.

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