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About Bhaska Village

Bhaska is a mid sized village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 295 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaska Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaska village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Neturia
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 173.32 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 295
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhaska compares

By the 2011 count Bhaska is the 48th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 173.32 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bhaska

The census records public bus service for Bhaska 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Belyak Hajra, Benipur, Bhaldubi and Bhamaria. 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 Bhaska

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaska village had a population of 608. That makes it the 48th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Bhaska village has 295 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaska has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Bhaska is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaska covers 173.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaska falls under Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhaska notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Bhaska.

Bhaska is in Neturia 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 Bhaska today is likely to be higher.

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