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About Baikata Village

Baikata is a large village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,124, made up of 1,073 males and 1,051 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baikata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baikata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723128
Area (hectares) 196.27 hectares
Population 2,124
Male Population 1,073
Female Population 1,051
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baikata compares

By the 2011 count Baikata is the 28th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 196.27 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Baikata

Baikata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baikata as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Anai, Andhuli, Arita and Baghra. 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 Baikata

As per the Census of India 2011, Baikata village had a population of 2,124. That makes it the 28th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Baikata village has 1,073 males and 1,051 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baikata has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Baikata is 723128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baikata covers 196.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baikata falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baikata notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baikata.

Baikata is in Purulia II 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 Baikata today is likely to be higher.

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