About Bakeswar Village

Bakeswar is a large village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,940, made up of 2,477 males and 2,463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakeswar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakeswar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bishnupur I
Pincode	700103
Area (hectares)	211.3 hectares
Population	4,940
Male Population	2,477
Female Population	2,463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakeswar compares

By the 2011 count Bakeswar is the 7th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 211.3 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bakeswar

Bakeswar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakeswar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bakeswar from other places

Bakeswar lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 5.2 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 Bakeswar
Nearest railway station	Joka	5.2 km
Nearest town	Rajpur Sonarpur	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnupur I	30 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	30 km

Villages closest to Bakeswar

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

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Common questions about Bakeswar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakeswar village had a population of 4,940. That makes it the 7th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Bakeswar village has 2,477 males and 2,463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakeswar has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bakeswar is 700103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakeswar covers 211.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakeswar falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bakeswar is Joka, about 5.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bakeswar.

Bakeswar is about 30 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.

Bakeswar is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 5.2 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 9.0 km away. Bishnupur I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.