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About Barhay Batpur Village

Barhay Batpur is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,292, made up of 653 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhay Batpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhay Batpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 87.17 hectares
Population 1,292
Male Population 653
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Barhay Batpur compares

By the 2011 count Barhay Batpur is the 70th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 87.17 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Barhay Batpur

Barhay Batpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barhay Batpur 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 Barhay Batpur from other places

Barhay Batpur lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Barhay Batpur
Tehsil headquarters Falta 4.5 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 12 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Barhay Batpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falta 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 Barhay Batpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhay Batpur village had a population of 1,292. That makes it the 70th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Barhay Batpur village has 653 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhay Batpur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Barhay Batpur is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhay Batpur covers 87.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhay Batpur falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barhay Batpur 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 Barhay Batpur.

Barhay Batpur is about 29 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.

Barhay Batpur is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 4.5 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belsingha (under 2 km), Srirampur (under 2 km) and Punya (under 2 km).

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

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