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About Bahirkunji Village

Bahirkunji is a large 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 3,666, made up of 1,874 males and 1,792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahirkunji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahirkunji village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743318
Area (hectares) 89.88 hectares
Population 3,666
Male Population 1,874
Female Population 1,792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Bahirkunji compares

By the 2011 count Bahirkunji is the 8th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 89.88 hectares work out to about 41 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 959.

Getting to Bahirkunji

Bahirkunji is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bahirkunji 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. The nearest villages by name are Aima, Aripara, Bagpota and Bahirchara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bahirkunji

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahirkunji village had a population of 3,666. That makes it the 8th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Bahirkunji village has 1,874 males and 1,792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahirkunji has about 956 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 959.

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

Bahirkunji covers 89.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Bahirkunji notes the nearest railway station 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 Bahirkunji.

Bahirkunji is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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