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About Bahirchara Village

Bahirchara is a mid sized village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 723, made up of 382 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahirchara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahirchara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743318
Area (hectares) 71.58 hectares
Population 723
Male Population 382
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahirchara compares

By the 2011 count Bahirchara is the 57th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 71.58 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bahirchara

Bahirchara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bahirchara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahirchara from other places

Bahirchara lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 12 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 Bahirchara
Nearest town Pujali 10 km
Nearest railway station Komagata Maru Budge Budge 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 33 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Bahirchara

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

Common questions about Bahirchara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahirchara village had a population of 723. That makes it the 57th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Bahirchara village has 382 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahirchara has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bahirchara is 743318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahirchara covers 71.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahirchara falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bahirchara is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 12 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 km distance for Bahirchara.

Bahirchara 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.

Bahirchara is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Pujali is about 10 km away. Komagata Maru Budge Budge is about 12 km away. Budge Budge II 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 Saheb Banbagicha (under 2 km), Sahebanumedpur (under 2 km) and Chak Daulat (under 2 km).

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

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