About Bakrahat Village

Bakrahat is a large village in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,419, made up of 1,744 males and 1,675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743377, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakrahat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakrahat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bishnupur II
Pincode	743377
Area (hectares)	68.67 hectares
Population	3,419
Male Population	1,744
Female Population	1,675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakrahat compares

By the 2011 count Bakrahat is the 14th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 68.67 hectares work out to about 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bakrahat

Bakrahat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakrahat 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakrahat from other places

Bakrahat lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 11 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 Bakrahat
Nearest town	Budge Budge	10 km
Nearest railway station	Komagata Maru Budge Budge	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnupur II	32 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	32 km

Villages closest to Bakrahat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakrahat village had a population of 3,419. That makes it the 14th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Bakrahat village has 1,744 males and 1,675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakrahat has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bakrahat is 743377. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakrahat covers 68.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakrahat falls under Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bakrahat is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bakrahat.

Bakrahat is about 32 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.

Bakrahat is in Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Budge Budge is about 10 km away. Komagata Maru Budge Budge is about 11 km away. Bishnupur II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.