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About Bhetkakhali Village

Bhetkakhali 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 1,519, made up of 775 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743384, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhetkakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhetkakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743384
Area (hectares) 39.6 hectares
Population 1,519
Male Population 775
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhetkakhali compares

By the 2011 count Bhetkakhali is the 36th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 39.6 hectares work out to about 38 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 Bhetkakhali

Bhetkakhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhetkakhali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhetkakhali from other places

Bhetkakhali lies about 35 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 9.3 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 Bhetkakhali
Nearest town Pujali 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Komagata Maru Budge Budge 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 35 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 35 km

Villages closest to Bhetkakhali

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 Bhetkakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhetkakhali village had a population of 1,519. That makes it the 36th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Bhetkakhali village has 775 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhetkakhali 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Bhetkakhali is 743384. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhetkakhali covers 39.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhetkakhali is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhetkakhali.

Bhetkakhali is about 35 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.

Bhetkakhali is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Pujali is about 7.8 km away. Komagata Maru Budge Budge is about 9.3 km away. Budge Budge II is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satgachhia (under 2 km), Bowali (under 2 km) and Chak Manik (under 2 km).

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

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