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About Baykara Village

Baykara is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 332 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baykara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baykara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723132
Area (hectares) 266.28 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 332
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baykara compares

By the 2011 count Baykara is the 107th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 266.28 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Baykara

Baykara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baykara as Available within 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 Bar Daikiari, Barbandia, Bardiha and Barmagura Alias Sialdanga. 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 Baykara

As per the Census of India 2011, Baykara village had a population of 615. That makes it the 107th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Baykara village has 332 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baykara has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Baykara is 723132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baykara covers 266.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baykara falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baykara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baykara.

Baykara is in Kashipur 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 Baykara today is likely to be higher.

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