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About Bhanta Village

Bhanta is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,010, made up of 1,023 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743613
Area (hectares) 72.88 hectares
Population 2,010
Male Population 1,023
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Bhanta compares

By the 2011 count Bhanta is the 54th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 72.88 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bhanta

The census records public bus service for Bhanta 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanta from other places

Bhanta lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalikapur Railway Station, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhanta
Nearest railway station Kalikapur Railway Station under 2 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 6.4 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Bhanta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur tehsil.

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 Bhanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanta village had a population of 2,010. That makes it the 54th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Bhanta village has 1,023 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanta has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bhanta is 743613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanta covers 72.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhanta falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhanta is Kalikapur Railway Station, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bhanta.

Bhanta is about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanta is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalikapur Railway Station is about under 2 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 5.1 km away. Baruipur is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamalhati (under 2 km), Garia (under 2 km) and Kharupatalia (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhanta today is likely to be higher.

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