About Brihaspatipur Village

Brihaspatipur 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 680, made up of 350 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brihaspatipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brihaspatipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Falta
Pincode	743504
Area (hectares)	67.96 hectares
Population	680
Male Population	350
Female Population	330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Brihaspatipur compares

By the 2011 count Brihaspatipur is the 113th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 67.96 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Brihaspatipur

Brihaspatipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Brihaspatipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Brihaspatipur from other places

Brihaspatipur lies about 27 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 Brihaspatipur
Tehsil headquarters	Falta	6.7 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	10 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	27 km

Villages closest to Brihaspatipur

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.

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Common questions about Brihaspatipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Brihaspatipur village had a population of 680. That makes it the 113th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Brihaspatipur village has 350 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brihaspatipur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

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

Brihaspatipur covers 67.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Brihaspatipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Brihaspatipur.

Brihaspatipur is about 27 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.

Brihaspatipur is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 6.7 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 10 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.