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About Bakri Village

Bakri is a large village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,518, made up of 1,275 males and 1,243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 151.13 hectares
Population 2,518
Male Population 1,275
Female Population 1,243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakri compares

By the 2011 count Bakri is the 40th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 151.13 hectares work out to about 17 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 946.

Getting to Bakri

Bakri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakri as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakri from other places

Bakri lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ghutiari Sharif, about 5.8 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 Bakri
Nearest railway station Ghutiari Sharif 5.8 km
Nearest town Canning 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 33 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Bakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar I 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 Bakri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakri village had a population of 2,518. That makes it the 40th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Bakri village has 1,275 males and 1,243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakri has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Bakri is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakri covers 151.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakri falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bakri is Ghutiari Sharif, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bakri is about 33 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.

Bakri is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Ghutiari Sharif is about 5.8 km away. Canning is about 13 km away. Bhangar I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandarkura (under 2 km), Dakshin Rajapur (1.7 km) and Garanbaria (2.5 km).

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

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